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Glomerulonephritis
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Inflammation of the kidney glomerulus
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Interstitial nephritis
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Inflammation of the renal interstitium (connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules)
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Nephrolithiasis
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Kidney stones (renal calculi)
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Lithotripsy
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Stone removal
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Nephrotic syndrome (nephrosis)
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A group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in the urine
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Edema
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Swelling caused by fluid in a tissue space
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
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Multiple fluid filled sacs (cysts) within and on the kidney
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Asymptomatic
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Without symptoms
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Pyelonephritis
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Inflammation of the renal pelvis and renal medulla
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Renal cell carcinoma
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Cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood
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Renal failure
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Failure of the kidney to excrete wasts and maintain its filtration function
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Renal hypertension
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High blood pressure resulting from kidney disease
essential hypertension - cause of high blood pressure is not known |
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Wilms tumor
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Malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood
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Bladder cancer
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Malignant tumor of the urinary bladder
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Diabetes insipidus
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Inadequate secretion or resistance of the kidney to the action fo antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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