nephrosclerosis

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nephrosclerosis

A doctor explains the concept of nephrosclerosis to a patient using a medical diagram.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A kidney disease: A medical condition affecting the kidneys, specifically characterized by hardening (sclerosis) of the small arteries within the kidneys. This condition is typically linked to long-term high blood pressure (hypertension). The hardening and narrowing of these blood vessels reduce blood flow to the kidney tissue, which can impair kidney function and may ultimately progress to kidney failure and contribute to heart failure.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The patient's chronic, uncontrolled hypertension led to a diagnosis of nephrosclerosis.
    • Nephrosclerosis is a common cause of kidney failure in adults with a long history of high blood pressure.
    • The pathologist noted the signs of nephrosclerosis in the tissue sample.
Advanced Usage
  • "Benign nephrosclerosis": A slowly progressive form of the disease associated with essential hypertension and aging.
    • The autopsy revealed benign nephrosclerosis, consistent with the patient's age and medical history.
  • "Malignant nephrosclerosis": A rapidly progressive and severe form, often linked to malignant hypertension.
    • The sudden onset of very high blood pressure resulted in malignant nephrosclerosis and acute renal failure.
Variants and Related Words
  • Nephrosclerotic (adj): Describing something related to or affected by nephrosclerosis.
    • The biopsy showed nephrosclerotic changes in the glomeruli.
Synonyms
  • Renal sclerosis
  • Arteriolar nephrosclerosis
  • Hypertensive nephropathy (This is a closely related term often used similarly, referring to kidney damage from hypertension.)
Related Phrases / Medical Terminology
  • Hypertensive renal disease: A broader term encompassing kidney damage caused by high blood pressure, which includes nephrosclerosis.
    • The final diagnosis was end-stage renal disease due to hypertensive renal disease.
  • Nephroangiosclerosis: A synonym that emphasizes the vascular (angio-) hardening (sclerosis) in the kidney (nephro-).
nephrosclerosis

A doctor explains the concept of nephrosclerosis to a patient using a medical diagram.

Noun
  1. kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure

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