Kidney failure means the kidneys have less than 15 percent of function. Your doctor might also use the terms “renal failure, “end-stage renal disease,” or “end-stage kidney disease” when talking about ...

Medically reviewed by Kierra Brown, RD Chronic kidney disease (CKD) occurs when the kidneys become damaged and slowly lose ...

A 43-year-old man attended our hospital with a 2-day history of gradually worsening left-sided abdominal pain 6 months after ...

Kidney failure occurs when your kidneys lose the ability to filter waste from your blood sufficiently. It may not cause symptoms in the early stages. Your kidneys filter your blood and remove ...