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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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IgA Nephropathy and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, March 10th, 2011
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You or a loved one may have IgA nephropathy. IgA nephropathy and/or complications that have developed from this disorder or other conditions that you have besides it may have caused the disability of you or your loved one and be what is preventing you from working.

As a result, you may need help. 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 resulted from IgA nephropathy and/or complications that have developed from this disorder or other conditions that you have besides it. You may have already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one has considered reapplying or appealing the denial, you really ought to keep this important fact in mind. The fact of the matter is that people who have a disability attorney fighting for them like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability lawyer.

Your kidneys are complex organs with the main task of removing excess waste and fluid from your body. Nephropathy is a medical term that refers to abnormalities, disease or damage to your kidneys.

IgA nephropathy is a kidney disorder that hinders your kidneys’ ability to remove excess fluids and waste due to abnormal deposits of the immunoglobulin A (IgA), which is found inside the glomeruli (small blood vessels) of your kidneys. The small blood vessels normally filter excess waste and water from your blood. This filtered material then passes through small renal tubules (fluid-collecting tubes) and eventually ends up in your bladder as urine. IgA deposits in your glomeruli impede this process and cause several problems.

IgA nephropathy is a chronic disorder that usually begins gradually. IgA nephropathy can develop in anyone at any age, but it usually affects young men. It is the most common kind of primary glomerulonephritis.

IgA nephropathy is caused by abnormal deposits of immunoglobin A (IgA) accumulating inside the glomeruli (small blood vessels) of your kidney. However, no one knows what causes this accumulation. It may be the result of a combination of environmental and genetic factors.

The glomerular deposition of IgA nephropathy can be associated with other conditions. This includes:

§  Dermatitis herpetiformis

§  Celiac disease

§  Henoch-Schonlein purpura

§  Infections

§  Cirrhosis.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may have with IgA nephropathy. These include:

  • Repeated episodes of cola-colored or tea-colored urine (gross hematuria or blood in your urine), usually following or during an upper respiratory infection
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)
  • Pain in one or both of your sides
  • Foamy urine as a result of protein in your urine (proteinuria)
  • Low-grad fever
  • Swelling (edema) in your feet and hands.

Your doctor may also discover persistent red blood cells in your urine (microscopic hematuria) under microscopic examination of a sample of your urine.

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Interstitial Nephritis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Interstitial nephritis is a disorder of your kidneys. It is a condition in which your tubules and the spaces between your kidney tubules, and the glomeruli become inflamed (swollen).

Your kidneys filter extra fluid and waste from your body. Interstitial nephritis reduces your kidneys ability to filter the way that they should.

Interstitial nephritis is also known by other names. It is also called tubulointerstitial nephritis; nephritis – interstitial; and, acute interstitial (allergic) nephritis.

Interstitial nephritis can be acute or temporary. It can also be chronic and get worse over time. The acute form is common in the United States. Interstitial nephritis is likely to be more severe and lead to chronic or permanent kidney damage in elderly people.

The acute form of interstitial nephritis is usually caused by an allergic reaction to drugs that you are taking for other conditions. In fact, anywhere from 71 to 92% of the cases are reported to be caused by allergic reaction to drugs.

It can be a side effect of certain antibiotics like penicillin, methicillin, ampicillin and sulfonamide medications. It can also be a side effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), furosemide and thiazide diuretics.

Infection and autoimmune diseases like lupus also cause interstitial nephritis. Analgesic nephropathy can cause this condition. Toxins that damage your kidneys are another cause of this disorder.

At times there are no signs or symptoms of interstitial nephritis, but when they do occur they are widely varied and can occur rapidly or gradually. When it is caused by allergic drug reaction, you may have effects like fever, rash and enlarged kidneys.

With chronic interstitial nephritis you may have nausea, vomiting, fatigue and weight loss. You may also be affected by painful urination and lower back pain. Other possible signs and symptoms that you may experience are:

  • Blood in your urine
  • Weight gain from retaining fluid
  • Swelling in any area of your body.

You or a loved one may have interstitial nephritis. This disorder and conditions that have caused or resulted from it may be why you or your loved one is disabled.

If this is the case, you or your loved one may need assistance. You may need financial aid.

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

You or your loved one may decide to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, think about this.

You or your loved one will need an established disability lawyer like the one you will find at Social Security Home to counsel and guide you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason why this is true is because people who have an experienced disability attorney on their side are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

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Berger’s Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Your kidneys are complex organs whose main job is to remove excess fluid and waste from your body. Berger’s disease is a kidney disorder that is caused by abnormal deposits of the immunoglobulin A (IgA), which is inside the small blood vessels (glomeruli) of your kidneys.

Glomeruli normally filter excess water and waste from your blood. This filtered material then goes through small fluid-collecting tubes (renal tubules) and eventually winds up in your bladder as urine. IgA deposits in your glomeruli hinder this process and can lead to protein and blood in your urine, swelling in your hands and feet and hypertension (high blood pressure).

Berger’s disease is a chronic condition that develops gradually. It usually affects young men, but it can occur at any age in both males and females.

Berger’s disease is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis. It is a type of kidney disease that hampers your kidneys’ ability to remove waste and excess fluids.

Berger’s disease is named after a French physician named Jean Berger. He was the first one to describe this condition.

Berger’s disease is also known by other names. It is also called IgA nephropathy, IgA nephritis, synpharyngitic glomerulonephritis, thin basement membrane disease and Berger’s nephropathy.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may experience with Berger’s disease. Some of these are:

  • Swelling (edema) in your feet and hands
  • Low-grade fever
  • Repeated episodes of tea-colored or cola-colored urine (blood in your urine or gross hematuria), usually during or following an upper respiratory infection
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • Pain in your side or sides
  • Foamy urine resulting from proteinuria (protein in your urine).

In addition to these effects that you may experience, your doctor may discover persistent red blood cells in your urine (microscopic hematuria), upon a microscopic examination of a sample of your urine.

Berger’s disease and/or complications arising from or related to this disorder can be debilitating. It may be the cause of you or a loved one’s disability.

If this is the case, you or your loved one may need help? You may need financial help?

Where will that financial assistance come from? Who will provide the help that you or your loved one needs?

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by Berger’s disease and/or complications resulting from or related to it? Were you 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 in what can be a trying process. This is true because people who have a disability attorney on their side are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

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Alport Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Alport syndrome is a genetic disorder that is characterized by glomerulonephritis, end-stage kidney disease and hearing loss. Alport syndrome damages the tiny blood vessels in your kidneys, called glomeruli. These are what filter wastes from your body.

In each of the one million tiny filtering units (glomeruli) in each of your kidneys, blood is filtered across the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). In Alport syndrome, type IV collagen, one of the proteins that make up the GBM, is either abnormal or absent. Although your GBM looks normal in childhood, it deteriorates with time because it lacks the special type IV collagen that should be there.

Alport syndrome is named after Dr. Cecil A. Alport. He was the first to recognize this condition. He identified it in a British family in 1927.

Alport syndrome is also referred to by other names. It is also known as hereditary nephritis; Hematuria – nephropathy – deafness; Hemorrhagic familial nephritis; hereditary deafness and nephropathy.

Alport syndrome is usually mild, with little or no signs and symptoms in women. In men, the signs and symptoms get worse faster and are more severe. Some of the ways in which Alport syndrome may affect you are:

  • Blood in your urine (hematuria)
  • Coughing
  • Swelling in your leg, ankle and feet
  • Swelling around your eyes
  • Generalized swelling
  • Abnormal urine color
  • Loss of hearing, which is more common in men
  • Decrease or loss of vision, which is more common in men
  • Chronic kidney failure that leads to end-stage renal (kidney) disease.

These effects produced by Alport syndrome can cause you to lose your job and become disabled. Losing your vision and hearing will make it difficult to find a job. Kidney failure that requires dialysis and/or kidney transplantation can also cause you to be disabled.

If you or a loved one has become disabled due to Alport syndrome, you may need assistance. You may need financial aid because of your disability.

Have you or your loved one applied for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits because of the disability caused by Alport syndrome? Were you or your loved one denied?

You or your loved one may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If this is what you decide to do, here is something that you need to think about.

You or your loved one may need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to assist and advise you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason for this is because people who are represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

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Analgesic Nephropathy and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, December 21st, 2009

An analgesic is any medication that is intended to relieve pain and discomfort. The analgesics that you can buy over-the-counter (without a prescription) include aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen sodium and acetaminophen.

There are some conditions that make taking these painkilling medications dangerous for your kidneys. If you take one, or a combination of these analgesics regularly over a long period of time, it may increase your risk of kidney problems.

Analgesic nephropathy is a type of chronic kidney disease. It gradually develops over a long period of time to end-stage renal disease. When it reaches this point you will need permanent dialysis or a kidney transplant to restore renal (kidney) function.

Analgesic nephropathy develops in 4 out of every 100,000 people in the United States. It usually occurs in women over the age of 30.

There are a variety of effects that analgesic nephropathy may have on you. Some of these include:

  • Blood in your urine
  • A decrease in urine output
  • An increased frequency or urgency of urination
  • Numbness or decreased sensation in your hands and feet
  • Pain in your back or side area where your kidneys are located
  • Vomiting and Nausea
  • Bleeding or bruising easily
  • A decrease in alertness such as delirium/confusion, lethargy or drowsiness
  • Generalized swelling (edema)
  • Weakness or fatigue.

These effects caused by analgesic nephropathy could make it difficult for you to work and hold a job. In addition, there are several serious complications that can also occur with this disease that may cause you to be disabled. Some of these are:

  • Chronic renal failure
  • Interstitial nephritis
  • Urinary tract infections that are recurrent or chronic
  • High blood pressure (Hypertension)
  • Acute renal failure
  • Transitional cell carcinoma of the ureters or kidney
  • Renal papillary necrosis (tissue death).

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

Who can you turn to for help? Where will the financial assistance that you need come from? Who is going to help you?

Have you thought about applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by analgesic nephropathy and/or complications that have occurred along with it? Have you already done this and been denied by the Social Security Administration?

You may be wondering what to do next? What options do you have? Do you have any recourse?

One step that you can take is to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something for you to think about.

You are going to need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to assist and advise you in this process. This is true because people who are represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people without a lawyer.

Do not hesitate. Contact the wise disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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