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Diabetic Kidney Disease

 Syn. DKD

Signs & Symptoms

 Family history of kidney disease
Ref: Uptodate [ Patient education: Diabetic kidney disease (Beyond the Basics)]
Xerosis
Ref: Epocrates [ Diabetic kidney disease]
Numbness of lower extremities
Ref: Epocrates [ Diabetic kidney disease]
Position sense in the lower extremities
Ref: Epocrates [ Diabetic kidney disease]

Physical Examination

 Chronically elevated blood sugar levels
Ref: Uptodate [ Patient education: Diabetic kidney disease (Beyond the Basics)]
Loss of vibration
Ref: Epocrates [ Diabetic kidney disease]
High blood pressure
Ref: Uptodate [ Patient education: Diabetic kidney disease (Beyond the Basics)] Epocrates [ Diabetic kidney disease]

Lab / Serology

 Chronically elevated blood sugar levels
Ref: Uptodate [ Patient education: Diabetic kidney disease (Beyond the Basics)]
Positive protein in the urine
Ref: Uptodate [ Patient education: Diabetic kidney disease (Beyond the Basics)]
Anemia
Ref: Epocrates [ Diabetic kidney disease]

Imagin Study

Complication

 Muscular atrophy
Ref: Epocrates [ Diabetic kidney disease]

Risk Factors

 African American
Ref: Uptodate [ Patient education: Diabetic kidney disease (Beyond the Basics)]
Obesity
Ref: Uptodate [ Patient education: Diabetic kidney disease (Beyond the Basics)]
Smoking
Ref: Uptodate [ Patient education: Diabetic kidney disease (Beyond the Basics)]

Cause

Other