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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an umbrella term used to describe a longstanding disease or condition that causes the progressive loss of kidney (renal) function. Symptoms vary, depending on the stage ...

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Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (S.S., S.N., M.A.S.).

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Complications also can occur, sometimes in a reciprocal relationship. For example, liver failure can lead to kidney damage, or the conditions can be co-occurring and influence each other. High blood ...