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Kidney failure that requires you to be on dialysis or have a kidney transplant.
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End-stage renal disease/chronic kidney failure. A condition for which patients need dialysis or a transplant.
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Total and permanent kidney failure. When the kidneys fail, the body retains fluid and harmful wastes build up. A person with ESRD needs treatment to replace the work of the failed kidneys.
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When the kidneys are not working so treatment by dialysis or kidney transplantation is necessary. Another name for ESRD is chronic kidney failure.
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Most people who need a kidney transplant or renal dialysis because of chronic kidney disease are automatically covered under Medicare Part A.
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ESRD is the stage of renal impairment that appears irreversible and permanent, and requires a regular course of dialysis or kidney transplantation to maintain life. Medicare covers services furnished to beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease, including those under age 65, who require dialysis or kidney transplantation. Back to the top of the page
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Any irreversible kidney which requires dialysis therapy or kidney transplant in order to sustain the persons life.
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(ESRD) total and permanent kidney failure requiring treatment to replace the work of the failed kidneys.
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ESRD. Chronic irreversible renal failure.
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The final stage of kidney failure.
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(ESRD) - A very serious and life-threatening kidney disease that minorities suffer much more frequently than do Whites. ESRD is treatable with dialysis, however, dialysis is costly and can result in a poor quality of life for the patient. The preferred treatment of ESRD is kidney transplantation. Transplantation offers the patient "freedom" from dialysis to lead a more normal lifestyle and can successfully treat ESRD for many years.
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Severe kidney disease or chronic kidney failure that has reduced the kidney function to 10 percent or less of normal function, requiring the patient to have either dialysis or a transplant in order to live. Also called renal failure. Jump to Top
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Stage in kidney disease when treatment, such as dialysis or transplantation, becomes necessary. “End-stage” refers to the end of kidney function. Also called end-stage kidney disease.
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When chronic renal failure cannot be controlled by medical management and when the patient requires either dialysis or a kidney transplant.
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The final, irreversible phase of kidney disease. The kidneys function at 10% or less of normal function and dialysis or kidney transplantation is required. Anemia is a common complication of end-stage renal disease because the kidneys are unable to produce enough erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates the red blood cell production.
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the final stages of a terminal kidney disease or condition when there is complete or near complete failure of the kidneys to function
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End-stage renal disease, or permanent kidney failure. ESRD occurs when kidney function is approximately 10% to 15% of normal or less, and the patient needs dialysis or a kidney transplant to live.
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total kidney failure that requires dialysis to remove wastes and fluids from the bloodstream or kidney transplantation.
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Permanent kidney failure which requires a person to receive dialysis or a kidney transplant.
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A late stage of chronic renal failure in which kidney function in less than 10 percent of normal, and regular dialysis or kidney transplantion is required to maintain life.
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Permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant.
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Permanent kidney failure that requires a regular course of dialysis or a kidney transplant.
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The final phase of kidney disease; treated by dialysis or kidney transplantation. See also: Dialysis; nephropathy.
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see kidney failure.
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