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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
An x ray of the urinary tract. A dye is injected into a vein in the patient’s arm to make the kidneys, ureters, and bladder visible on the x ray and to show any blockage in the urinary tract.
Industry:Health care
A disorder of the body’s immune system in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys body tissue it believes to be foreign.
Industry:Health care
A hormone made by the kidneys to help form red blood cells. Lack of this hormone may lead to anemia.
Industry:Health care
A fat that is liquid at room temperature. Vegetable oils are unsaturated fats. Unsaturated fats include polyunsaturated fats, and monounsaturated fats. They include most nuts, olives, avocados, and fatty fish, like salmon (see definitions).
Industry:Fitness
The amount of work done by the kidneys. A decline in kidney function means the kidneys are not filtering wastes and fluid from the blood as well as they should. See glomerular filtration rate.
Industry:Health care
A tiny set of looping blood vessels in the nephron where blood is filtered in the kidney.
Industry:Health care
Fats that are in foods are combinations of monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and saturated fatty acids. Monounsaturated fat is found in canola oil, olives and olive oil, nuts, seeds, and avocados. Eating food that has more monounsaturated fat instead of saturated fat may help lower cholesterol and reduce heart disease risk. However, monounsaturated fat has the same number of calories as other types of fat, and may still contribute to weight gain if eaten in excess.
Industry:Fitness
(1) The process of the body using food to sustain life. (2) The study of food and diet.
Industry:Fitness
A blood test that compares the amount of blood urea nitrogen before and after dialysis to measure the effectiveness of the dialysis dose.
Industry:Health care
