Treatments for Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
Treatments of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease discussion:
Medicines can control high blood pressure in autosomal recessive PKD,
and antibiotics can control urinary tract infections. Eating increased
amounts of nutritious food improves growth in children with autosomal
recessive PKD. In some cases, growth hormones are used. In response to
kidney failure, autosomal recessive PKD patients must receive dialysis or
transplantation (see End-Stage
Renal Disease ).
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1. excerpt from Polycystic Kidney Disease: NIDDK
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