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Is kidney desease & kidntey failure the same thing

By Anonymous May 13, 2018 - 3:56pm
 
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Hello. Thank you for posting.

Kidney failure means that kidneys have failed and no longer work well enough to keep someone alive without dialysis or a kidney transplant. Kidney failure and renal failure mean the same thing—your kidney function is below 10% to 15% and you need renal replacement therapy to stay alive.

For most people kidney failure occurs after years of having chronic kidney disease.

More information here. Copy/paste: https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-kidney-disease-basic-information#1

Helena

May 13, 2018 - 4:09pm

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