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Fanconi Renal Tubular Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Fanconi renal tubular syndrome refers to a group of kidney problems that are due to a variety of seemingly unrelated disorders. These kidney difficulties lead to thirst and excessive urine production. This brings about deficits of potassium, calcium, magnesium, water and other substances in your body. This, in turn, may cause stunted growth and bone disease.

When your kidneys function in the way that they ought to, they maintain your blood’s acidity, water and salt in balance, and they cleanse your blood. The acidity, water and salt that your body does not require is placed into urine. This is so that it may get out of your body. The water, salt and acidity that your body has to have is left behind in your blood.

This essential work of your kidneys is performed in two steps. First, your blood is filtered through a kidney structure that contains small holes that enable the large molecules and cells to stay in your blood. Second, some of the small molecules in the filtrate that your body has to have are reabsorbed and placed back into your bloodstream.

Fanconi renal tubular syndrome is marked by a defect in this second step of reabsorption. As a result, substances that are supposed to be reabsorbed, such as phosphate, calcium, bicarbonate, glucose, potassium, magnesium, small proteins and water are lost. What this results in is your body becoming overly acidic.

Fanconi renal tubular syndrome can be the result of genetic defects. This syndrome may  also be brought about by different environmental elements.

Fanconi renal tubular syndrome may also be caused by several genetic disorders. Some of these are:

  • Tyrosinemia
  • Wilson disease
  • Lowe syndrome
  • Galactosemia
  • glycogen storage disease
  • Medullary cystic disease
  • Hereditary fructose intolerance.

There are also several environmental factors that may lead to Fanconi renal tubular syndrome. Some of these include:

Ÿ  Exposure to heavy metals like uranium, mercury, lead, cadmium and platinum

Ÿ  Exposure to substances, such as toluene, the amino acid lysine when taken as a nutritional supplement, paraquat and Lysol

Ÿ  Kidney transplantation

Ÿ  Certain drugs like outdated tetracycline and gentamicin.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may have, which may be an indication of Fanconi renal tubular syndrome. Some of these are:

  • A decrease in the levels of calcium and phosphate in your blood, along with excessive blood acidity and increased levels of chloride in your blood
  • Anorexia nervosa (eating disorder)
  • Vomiting
  • An increase in the levels of phosphate, calcium, glucose, uric acid, amino acids and protein in your urine
  • An excessive amount of urination and urine being produced
  • Dehydration
  • An excessive amount of thirst

You may have been diagnosed with Fanconi renal tubular syndrome. If this is your situation, you may qualify to receive social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. A smart move on your part would be to consult one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com about this. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are standing ready to help you receive the disability benefits that are rightfully yours.

 

 

 

 

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Renal Underperfusion and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Azotemia is a medical condition that is characterized by abnormal levels of nitrogen-containing compounds like urea, creatinine and various body waste compounds and other nitrogen-rich compounds being in your blood. The reason for this is because your kidneys are not filtering enough of your blood.

Azotemia is also a clinical sign of a larger disorder that is referred to as uremia. Uremia is a medical term that is used in reference to ailments that are associated with kidney failure. These include conditions, such as hyperkalemia, acidosis, hypertension (high blood pressure), anemia and hypocalcemia.

Azotemia is a fairly common malady in the United States. This is especially true for people who have to spend time in the hospital. Hospital acquired azotemia develops in around 5% of all hospital admissions in the United States.

Renal underperfusion is one of the three kinds of azotemia. The other two are prerenal azotemia and renal azotemia.

Renal underperfusion is also known by other names. It is also known as azotemia – prerenal, uremia and postrenal azotemia.

Renal underperfusion is evidenced by abnormal levels of nitrogen-containing and nitrogen-rich compounds in your blood. This is just like the other two kinds of azotemia. The form of azotemia that you have is determined by what is causing your condition.

Renal underperfusion is usually caused by the blockage of your urine flow in an area below your kidneys. The contents of your bladder are prevented from exiting your kidneys. This increased resistance to urine flow may result in backup into your kidneys. This leads to hydronephrosis. Hydronephrosis is dilation and distention of your renal pelvis.

Renal underperfusion may also result from congenital abnormalities. This includes blockage of your urethra by bladder or kidney stones, vesicoureteral reflux, blockage of your ureters by pregnancy or kidney stones and compression of your ureters by prostatic hyperplasia or cancer.

There are several different signs and symptoms that you may have with renal underperfusion. Some of these include:

 

Ÿ  Fatigue and weakness with extreme muscle weakness

Ÿ  Seizure

Ÿ  Decrease in your glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

Ÿ  Chills and fever if you get an infection

Ÿ  Increase in your creatinine serum concentration

Ÿ  Pain or urgency with urination

Ÿ  Increase in your blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentration

Ÿ  Confusion

Ÿ  Swelling in your feet or ankles

Ÿ  Difficulty in urinating

Ÿ  Urine that is dark or red blood-tinged.

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Lipoid Nephrosis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Lipoid nephrosis is a disorder of your kidneys that may result in nephrotic syndrome. It is a kidney disorder that is marked by large amounts of protein being lost in your urine.

Lipoid nephrosis occurs most often in very young children (peak incidence at 2-3 years of age), but this disorder also develops in older children and adults. Lipoid nephrosis accounts for around 90% of all the cases of nephrotic syndrome in children who are less than 10 years of age. About 50% of the cases of nephrotic syndrome in teenagers are caused by lipoid nephrosis. In adults with nephrotic syndrome, about 20% of the cases are due to lipoid nephrosis. Boys seem to be more likely to get lipoid nephrosis than girls in children who are less than 10 years of age.

The cause of lipoid nephrosis is unknown. Doctors usually put this disorder in two categories, primary and secondary.

Primary means that lipoid nephrosis develops independently of any other medical condition, for no discernable reason. This is by far the most common type of this disorder.

Secondary means that lipoid nephrosis is caused by, or at least involved with, another medical condition. This type of the disease is rare.

Adults are usually affected by secondary lipoid nephrosis. It is usually associated with:

  • Allergy that may involve many environmental allergies
  • Drugs like lithium, bisphosphonates, NSAIDs and some antibiotics
  • Malignancy like leukemia or lymphoma
  • Infection, such as HIV, syphilis or hepatitis.

The hallmark sign or symptom of lipoid nephrosis is swelling (edema) that is due to fluid retention. This swelling may be substantial. It usually starts in your legs and feet, but it can move into your abdomen and hips as well.

Another primary sign or symptom of lipoid nephrosis is proteinuria. This is too much protein in your urine.

Edema and proteinuria can begin rapidly – almost overnight. There are also other signs and symptoms that you may experience with lipoid nephrosis. These include:

  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • Tendency to form blood clots
  • High cholesterol.

Unlike other kidney disorders, lipoid nephrosis does not usually affect your kidneys ability to filter or clean your blood.

None of the signs and symptoms listed above, or all of them taken together, are specific only to lipoid nephrosis. Only your doctor can determine if you have this disorder.

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Glomerulonephritis-Mesangial Proliferative and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
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Glomerulonephritis-mesangial proliferative is one of the forms of glomerulonephritis. It is a kidney disorder that is evidenced by edema (swelling) and hematuria (blood in your urine).

Glomerulonephritis-mesangial proliferative is a disorder that results from inflammation of your glomerulus, which is an internal kidney structure. More specifically, this disorder is the result of an increase in the number of certain glomerular cells that are known as mesangial cells. This is along with antibody deposits in the mesangium layer of your glomerular capillary.

Glomerulonephritis-mesangial proliferative is believed by researchers to be an autoimmune disorder because the inflammation of your glomeruli is connected with deposits of antibodies. When your immune system is working properly, it produces antibodies in your blood that are used to fight against anything foreign that is invading your body like a bacteria, virus, or infection. For some unknown reason, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system abnormally makes extra antibodies in your blood that are directed against various tissues in your body. In other words, your body attacks its own cells and tissues.

Glomerulonephritis-mesangial proliferative affects both adults and children. Men are affected slightly more often than women. Fortunately, it is a relatively uncommon disorder.

As mentioned earlier, glomerulonephritis-mesangial proliferative is caused by inflammation of an internal kidney structure (glomerulus), and specifically, an increase in the number of certain glomerular cells (mesangial cells). This is along with antibody deposits in the mesangium layer of your glomerular capillary. The problem is that no one knows what causes this increase to take place.

There are several different signs and symptoms that you may experience which may be an indication that you have glomerulonephritis-mesangial proliferative. Some of the possible signs and symptoms include:

  • High blood pressure (Hypertension)
  • Protein in your urine (proteinuria)
  • Foamy appearance of your urine
  • Poor appetite
  • Swelling (edema) that can take place around your eyes, in your extremities, in your abdomen or that can be generalized
  • Bloody urine (hematuria) or cola-colored or tea-colored urine (dark urine)
  • Unintentional increase in weight that results from the retention of fluid.

You or a loved one may be suffering from glomerulonephritis-mesangial proliferative. Glomerulonephritis-mesangial proliferative and/or complications that have developed from it or other conditions that you have along with this disorder may have caused the disability of you or your loved one. This disorder may be the reason why you are not able to work.

If this is your situation, you may need help. You may need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may be intending to apply for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability that has been brought about by glomerulonephritis-mesangial proliferative and/or complications that have developed from it or other conditions that you have along with this disorder. You may have already taken this step, and your application was denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is planning on reapplying or appealing the denial, there is a vital fact that you really ought to remember that you may not be aware of. It is an established fact that people who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer in their corner.

Please do not hesitate or put this off until tomorrow. This is something that may affect you or your loved one for the rest of your life. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Membranous Nephropathy and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, July 29th, 2011
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Your kidneys are located in your abdomen toward the back. Normally, one is situated on each side of your spine.

Your kidneys have a critical part to play in your body functioning like it should. Your kidneys filter your blood and remove waste products. They also control your blood pressure, balance the levels of electrolytes in your body and stimulate the production of red blood cells.

Membranous nephropathy is a slowly progressive kidney disease. It is one of the more common types of nephrotic syndrome.

Membranous nephropathy is a kidney disorder that is characterized by inflammation and changes of the glomerulus and glomerular basement membrane inside your kidney that help filter fluids and waste. The glomeruli are the inner structures of your kidney that include small capillaries that are surrounded by membranes through which your blood is filtered to become urine. This inflammation results in difficulties with your kidneys working like they should.

Membranous nephropathy is most common in people between the ages of 30 and 50. It develops in approximately 2 out of every 10,000 people in the United States. About 40% of people with membranous nephropathy develop end-stage renal (kidney) failure after 10 years.

There are two kinds of membranous nephropathy. About 80 to 85% are considered to be primary membranous nephropathy. This means the cause of the disorder is not known (idiopathic). The other type is referred to as secondary membranous nephropathy.

Membranous nephropathy results from thickening of part of the glomerular basement membrane. As just mentioned, why this occurs is not known with the primary kind of this disorder. The secondary form of membranous nephropathy may result from:

  • Certain medications, such as captopril and NSAIDs
  • Malignant tumors, especially carcinoma of the lung and colon and melanoma
  • Autoimmune conditions like lupus
  • Inorganic salts
  • Infections like hepatitis B, syphilis and malaria.

In many instances there are no signs or symptoms with membranous nephropathy. If signs and symptoms are present, they will usually vary. Some of the signs and symptoms that you may experience include:

  • A foamy appearance to your urine
  • Edema (swelling) in any part of your body
  • Poor appetite
  • Excessive urination, especially at night
  • Unintended weight gain
  • High blood pressure.
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Cacchi-Ricci Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
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Your kidneys have a vital role to play in your body functioning the way that it should. Your kidneys filter your blood and get rid of waste products. They also control your blood pressure, stimulate the production of red blood cells and balance levels of electrolytes in your body.

Your kidneys are placed in your abdomen near the back. One is located on each side of your spine, normally. Your kidneys receive their blood supply from the renal arteries directly out of your aorta, and they transport blood back to your heart through the renal veins to the vena cava. (The term “renal” is taken from the Latin name for kidney.)

Your kidneys have the capacity to monitor the acid-base balance of your body. They also monitor the concentrations of electrolytes like sodium and potassium and the amount of body fluid that is in your body. Your kidneys filter uric acid from DNA breakdown and waste products of your body metabolism like urea from protein metabolism.

Cacchi-Ricci disease is a disease in which tiny sacs that are referred to as cysts form in your medulla. This is the inner part of your kidney. These cysts create a sponge-like appearance. They prevent urine from flowing freely through your tubules. Tubules are tiny tubes that are located on the inside of your kidneys through which urine flows.

Some of the problems caused by Cacchi-Ricci disease are urinary tract infections, hematuria (blood in your urine) and kidney stones. In rare instances, this disease results in more serious difficulties like total kidney failure.

Although Cacchi-Ricci disease is congenital (present at birth), signs and symptoms do not usually begin until between the ages of 30 and 40. Cacchi-Ricci disease affects about 1 in 5,000 to 20,000 people in the United States. About 20% of the people who have kidney stones develop this disease.

Cacchi-Ricci disease may not cause you any signs or symptoms at all. Usually, the first sign or symptom of this disease is when you get a urinary tract infection or a kidney stone. Other possible signs and symptoms include:

 

  • Urine that is dark, cloudy or bloody
  • Burning or pain when you urinate
  • Urine that smells really bad
  • Vomiting
  • Pain in your back, lower abdomen or groin
  • Chills and fever.
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Glomerular Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Friday, July 1st, 2011
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Your kidneys are complex organs whose main job is to remove unneeded electrolytes, excess fluid and wastes from your body. Any condition or disorder that interferes with the work of your kidneys can lead to a potentially dangerous accumulation of waste products in your bloodstream.

Glomerular disease is a type of kidney disease that hinders the function of your kidneys to remove excess fluids and waste. Glomerular disease can be a part of a systemic disease like lupus or diabetes, or it can be a disease by itself. If this is the case, it is known as primary glomerular disease.

Glomerular disease can be acute. This is when there is a sudden attack of inflammation.

Glomerular disease can also be chronic (on-going). It develops gradually when it is chronic.

Often, at the beginning, the cause of glomerular disease is unknown. Some of the known causes of this disease are infections like bacterial endocarditis and viral infections, immune diseases like vasculitis and lupus and conditions that scar your glomeruli like hypertension (high blood pressure) and diabetic kidney disease.

 

Chronic glomerular disease sometimes develops after an episode of acute glomerular disease. Other people have no history of kidney disease at all. The first indication of chronic glomerular disease may be chronic kidney failure. Sometimes, this disease runs in families. In many cases of chronic glomerular disease the cause is not known.

The signs and symptoms that you experience with glomerular disease depend on whether you have the acute or chronic form of the disease. They may also be determined by the cause of your glomerular disease.

The first thing that may indicate that you have glomerular disease may be the results of a routine urinalysis. Possible signs and symptoms are:

  • Decrease in frequency of urination
  • Fatigue and weakness from anemia or kidney failure
  • Foam in your toilet water due to protein in your urine (proteinuria)
  • Edema (fluid retention) along with swelling in your abdomen, hands, feet and face
  • Diluted iced-tea-colored urine resulting from hematuria (red blood cells in your urine)
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure).

If you have chronic glomerular disease you may gradually start to experience some of these signs and symptoms:

 

  • Generalized itching
  • Decrease in alertness
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Bruising or bleeding easily
  • Malaise (general sick feeling)
  • Muscle twitching and muscle cramps
  • Headache
  • Frequent hiccups
  • Unintentional weight loss
  • Headache and seizures.

You or a loved one may be afflicted with glomerular disease. Glomerular disease and/or complications that have been caused by it or other disorders that you have besides this disease may have led to you or your loved one’s disability and be the reason why you cannot work.

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Renal Fanconi Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, June 24th, 2011
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Renal Fanconi syndrome is a group of kidney difficulties that are caused by a variety of seemingly unrelated disorders. These kidney problems result in excessive urine production and thirst. This leads to deficits of water, calcium, potassium, magnesium and other substances in your body. This may then result in bone disease and stunted growth.

When your kidneys work like they should they cleanse your blood and keep its salt, water and acidity in balance. This puts what your body does not need into urine so it can get out of your body and leaves what your body needs in your blood.

This vital work of your kidneys is done in two steps. First, your blood is filtered through a kidney structure that has small holes that keep the large molecules and cells in your blood. Second, some of the small molecules in the filtrate that your body needs are reabsorbed and returned to your bloodstream.

Renal Fanconi syndrome is evidenced by a defect in this reabsorption step. Because of this, substances that are normally reabsorbed like water, magnesium, small proteins, amino acids, potassium, glucose, bicarbonate, calcium, and phosphate are lost. This results in your body becoming overly acidic.

Renal Fanconi syndrome can result from genetic defects. It can also be caused by different environmental elements.

There are several genetic diseases that are known to result in renal Fanconi syndrome. These include glycogen storage disease, vitamin D dependency, hereditary fructose intolerance, medullary cystic disease, galactosemia, Lowe syndrome, Wilson disease and tyrosinemia.

There are also several environmental factors that can lead to renal Fanconi syndrome. Some of these are certain drugs like outdated tetracycline and gentamicin, kidney transplantation, exposure to heavy metals like lead, platinum, cadmium, uranium and mercury and exposure to other substances like Lysol, paraquat, toluene and the amino acid lysine when taken as a nutritional supplement.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may experience with renal Fanconi syndrome. Some of these include:

 

  • Vomiting
  • Excessive thirst
  • Anorexia nervosa
  • Excessive urine production and urination
  • Elevated levels of glucose, amino acids, calcium, uric acid, protein and phosphate in your urine
  • Dehydration
  • Decreased levels of phosphate and calcium and elevated levels of chloride in your blood, along with excessive blood acidity.

You or a loved one may have been diagnosed with renal Fanconi syndrome. Renal Fanconi syndrome and/or complications that have developed from it or other illnesses that you have in conjunction with this syndrome may have resulted in the disability of you or your loved one and be what is preventing you from working.

You may need help as a result of this. You may need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may be thinking about applying for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability that has developed from renal Fanconi syndrome and/or complications that have been brought about by it or other illnesses that you have in conjunction with this syndrome. You may have already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is considering reapplying or appealing the denial, you really need to remember this important fact that you may not know about. The fact is that people who have a disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

Please do not delay. This is something that may affect you or your loved one for the rest of your life. Contact the disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

 

 

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End-Stage Kidney Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
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Healthy kidneys are vitally important because they clean your blood by filtering out extra water and wastes. Your kidneys also produce hormones that help to keep your bones strong and your blood healthy.

Excess fluid accumulates in your body when both of your kidneys fail. Your blood pressure goes up. Harmful wastes build up. Your body will not produce enough red blood cells. When both of your kidneys fail, fatigue, nausea and loss of appetite begin to occur.

If both of your kidneys fail, you must have treatment that will do what your kidneys are not able to do. The prospect of dialysis or a transplant because of kidney failure is not something that anyone looks forward to. End-stage kidney disease is when this occurs.

End-stage kidney disease is a complete or near complete failure of your kidneys to work and function. It is marked by your kidneys failing to regulate electrolytes, concentrate urine and to excrete wastes.

To give you an idea of how big a problem end-stage kidney disease is, more than 400,000 people in the United States are on long-term dialysis. Over 20,000 people have a working transplanted kidney.

The number one cause of end-stage kidney disease is diabetes. End-stage kidney disease almost always occurs after chronic kidney failure. In fact, end-stage kidney disease is the final stage of chronic kidney failure. In addition to diabetes causing your kidneys to fail, heredity and prolonged medical conditions like high blood pressure may also play a role in causing kidney failure.

There are many signs and symptoms that you may have with end-stage kidney disease. Some of these include:

  • Blood in your vomit or stools
  • Unintentional weight loss
  • Fatigue
  • Headaches
  • Vomiting or nausea
  • Frequent hiccups
  • Muscle cramps or twitching
  • Greatly decreased urine output
  • No urine output
  • Decreased sensation in your hands, feet or other areas
  • Generalized itching
  • Increased skin pigmentation
  • Easy bleeding or bruising
  • Skin that may appear brown or yellow
  • Nail abnormalities
  • Decreased alertness that may involve lethargy, drowsiness, confusion, delirium and coma.
  • Seizures.

You or a loved one may be suffering from end-stage kidney disease. End-stage kidney disease and/or complications that have resulted from it or other disorders that you have in addition to this disease may have brought about you or your loved one’s disability and be the reason why you are not able to work.

You may need assistance if this is your situation. You may need financial help.

You or your loved one may be intending to apply for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability that has resulted from end-stage kidney disease and/or complications that have come about because of it or other disorders that you have in addition to this disease. You may have already done this and been turned down by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is planning on reapplying or appealing the denial, you really ought to think about an important fact that you may not know about. It is an established fact that people who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer working for them.

Please do not hesitate. This is something of great importance to you or your loved one. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Classic Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Chemical reactions are used by the cells of your body to carry out tasks like turning the food you eat into energy and repairing tissue. These chemical reactions generate acids. However, many of your bodily functions can be disturbed by too much acid in your blood (acidosis).

When your kidneys work properly they help maintain your acid-base balance by excreting acids into your urine and returning bicarbonate, which is an alkaline, or base, substance to your blood. This “reclaimed” bicarbonate neutralizes much of the acid that is created when food is broken down in your body.

Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a disease that happens when your kidneys fail to excrete acids into your urine. This causes your blood to remain too acidic.

Classic distal renal tubular acidosis is one of the four types of this disease. It is also referred to by other names. It is called type 1 renal tubular acidosis, classic distal RTA and type 1 RTA.

Distal means distant. This refers to the point in your urine-forming tube where the problem occurs. This is the renal distal tubule. This point is relatively distant from the point where fluid from your blood enters your tiny tube, or tubule, that collects fluid and wastes that form urine.

Classic distal renal tubular acidosis is characterized by low blood-potassium, as well as too much acid in your blood (acidosis). The level of blood-potassium drops if your kidneys excrete potassium into your urine instead of returning it to your blood supply.

Your may not have any effects with classic distal renal tubular acidosis. The longer you have it, however, the greater will be the chance that you experience signs and symptoms. Some of the effects are:

  • Cardiac arrhythmias
  • Extreme muscle weakness
  • Paralysis
  • Increased breathing rate
  • Kidney stones
  • Osteomalacia
  • Rickets
  • Impaired growth
  • Decreased alertness or confusion
  • Fatigue
  • Decreased urine output
  • Bloody urine
  • Muscle cramps
  • Bone pain.
  • Pain in your abdomen, flank or back.

You or a loved one may be disabled because of classic distal renal tubular acidosis and/or the underlying conditions that have caused it or complications that have resulted from it. This may be why you or your loved one is unable to work and in need of financial assistance.

Have you or your loved one applied for financial help by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one is thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, you will need a determined disability lawyer to help you like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com. This is true because people who have a dependable disability attorney are approved more often than those who do not have a lawyer.

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