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High blood pressure can damage the kidneys and is one of the leading causes of kidney failure (end-stage renal kidney disease). Kidney damage, like hypertension, can be unnoticeable and detected only through medical tests. If you have kidney disease, you should control your blood pressure. Other treatment options include prescription medications.

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Kidney Failure Article
- Kidney failure facts
- What are the kidneys?
- What causes kidney failure?
- What are the symptoms of kidney failure?
- How is kidney failure diagnosed?
- What is the treatment for kidney failure?
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- Medications
- Dialysis
- Hemodialysis
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Kidney transplantation
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High Blood Pressure Article
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- What is high blood pressure?
- How is the blood pressure measured?
- How is blood pressure defined?
- What are the signs and symptoms of high blood pressure?
- What are the different types of high blood pressure?
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- Borderline high blood pressure
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- The metabolic syndrome and obesity
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- What is the treatment for ascites?
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Hyperkalemia (High Blood Potassium) Article
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