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1. Primary Hyperparathyroidism

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   Too much PTH causes calcium levels in your blood to rise too high, which can lead to health problems such as bone thinning and kidney stones. Doctors...

2. Mineral & Bone Disorder in Chronic Kidney Disease

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   Your kidneys play an important role in maintaining healthy bone mass and structure by balancing calcium and phosphorus levels in your blood...

3. Renal Artery Stenosis

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   calcium, and other material found in the blood—builds up on the inner wall of one or both renal arteries. Plaque buildup is what makes the artery wall hard...

4. High Blood Pressure & Kidney Disease

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   On this page: What is high blood pressure? What are the kidneys and what do they do? How does high blood pressure affect the kidneys...

5. Story of Discovery: SGLT2 inhibitors: harnessing the kidneys to help treat diabetes

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   has led to the discovery of a new class of drugs that targets the kidneys to help control blood glucose in people with diabetes. Glucose is a sugar...

6. Gene Mutations Linked to Hypertension

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   Scientists have identified mutations in two genes that play a role in the regulation of blood pressure and salt balance in a rare, heritable disease...

7. Diabetic Kidney Disease

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   of the kidneys is to filter wastes and extra water out of your blood to make urine. Your kidneys also help control blood pressure and make hormones that your body...

8. The A1C Test & Race/Ethnicity

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   I know if my diabetes is well controlled if I have a hemoglobin variant? What is the A1C test? The A1C test is a blood test that provides information...

9. Artificial Pancreas Technologies Excel in Real-World Tests

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   with this disease do not produce insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas that regulates the level of glucose in the blood and delivers glucose to the cells...

10. Definition & Facts of Kidney Stones in Children

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    and how it works. A child who has symptoms of kidney stones including severe pain, blood in the urine, or vomiting needs care right away. A health care...