❗️Medical Case #2 - Kidney Cysts

📚 Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is an inherited genetic disorder in which clusters of cysts develop primarily within your kidneys, causing your kidneys to enlarge and lose function over time.⁣

🧬 Abnormal genetics and DNA mutations cause PKD⁣ Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)⁣ 👨🏻 Develops more often at 30-40 years of age⁣ 🚶🏾‍♂️One parent has the mutated gene⁣ 👶🏻🚫 Each child has 50% chance to get the mutation ⁣ ⁣ Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD)⁣ 🧒🏻 Develops more often in childhood⁣ 👫 Both parents must have the mutation⁣ 👶🏻👶🏼👶🏾🚫 Each child has a 25% change to get the mutation⁣ ⁣ Symptoms⁣ 🔹 High blood pressure⁣ 🔹 Chronic back pain⁣ 🔹 Pregnancy complications⁣ 🔹 Urinary tract infection/ Kidney failure⁣ ⁣ Diagnosis⁣ ◾ Ultrasound ⁣ ◾ CT scan⁣ ◾ MRI scan⁣ ⁣ Management⁣ 🔸 Take blood pressure medications as prescribed⁣ 🔸 Low salt diet with lots of fluids intake 🔸 Maintain healthy weight and exercise regularly ⁣ 🔸 No smoking and limit alcohol use⁣ ⁣

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