Polycystic kidney disease

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2] Leena Josephin Jetty, M.B.B.S[3], Serge Korjian, Yazan Daaboul

Synonyms and keywords: Polycystic kidney syndrome; polycystic kidney; PKD; autosomal dominant polycystic kisney disease; ADPKD; autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease; ARPKD

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Pathophysiology[edit | edit source]

Causes[edit | edit source]

Epidemiology and Demographics[edit | edit source]

Differentiating Polycystic kidney disease from Other Diseases[edit | edit source]

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Screening[edit | edit source]

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis[edit | edit source]

Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

Diagnostic Study of Choice | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | CT | MRI | Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment[edit | edit source]

Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies[edit | edit source]

Case #1

External links[edit | edit source]

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disease/PKD.html

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