POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE

WHO DISCOVERED IT?

• Polycystic kidney disease was discovered by Richard Bright
• He was a British researcher and physician
• There are 2 types of polycystic kidney disease
• autosomal dominant PKD (50% chance)
• autosomal recessive PKD (rare)

CURRENT STATUS

• 600,000 people have PKD in the U.S.
• that a new drug (tolvaptan) can dramatically slow
• The development of polycystic kidney disease

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

• blood in urine, continuous kidney infections
• Kidney stones, pain in lower back, bad breath
• Headaches, vomit, chest pains, itching skin
• swelling of ankles and eyes, frequent urination

WHAT SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED

• PKD affects the excretory system
• PKD can occur when muscles and arteries expand
• Children who have PKD could have hypertension
• If you have PKD you can have really high blood pressure

HOW DO YOU RECEIVE IT

• PKD is passed down through families.
• It has to be inherited
• It is not sex linked because it is autosomal
• It's a mutation but only for recessive PKD

TREATMEMT

• Some treatments are that a family can donate a kidneys To replace theirs
• You can take medical treatments that will help reduced the damage of the kidneys
• Other than that there is no real treatments that are available

HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED

• its diagnosed if both of the parent inherited
• If it's dominant you start developing it from ages 30 & 40
• Recessive- begins when you are new born or even in the womb.
• When newborn you have enlarged kidneys with a weird appearance

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/polycystic.cfm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycystic_kidney_disease
• http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/polycystic/