Over 400,000 individuals have end -
stage kidney disease requiring hemodialysis in the United States, with approximately 100,000 individuals awaiting a kidney transplant.
Not exact matches
«The majority of patients with chronic
kidney disease, particularly those in the more advanced
stages who
require dialysis, exhibited some degree of loss of their sense of smell, which correlated with reduced nutritional status,» says Teodor Paunescu, PhD, of the MGH Division of Nephrology, corresponding author of the study.
«If maintained long - term, this could reduce risk of progression to end -
stage kidney disease — where dialysis or transplant is
required to survive — by 30 %.»
Autosomal dominant polycystic
kidney disease, which is the fourth most common cause of end -
stage kidney disease,
requires dialysis or
kidney transplant.
Medicare is federal health insurance for people age 65 or older, younger people with certain disabilities, and people with End -
Stage Renal
Disease (permanent
kidney failure
requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD).
It also covers people with End -
Stage Renal
Disease (permanent
kidney failure
requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD).
In some states coverage is available if you are under age 65 and are Medicare eligible due to disability and / or End
Stage Renal
Disease (permanent
kidney failure
requiring dialysis or a
kidney transplant).