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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Kidney Disease

Ultrasound result-small left renal cyst. Increased echogenicity of the renal cortex suggests chronic kidney disease. Should I see a specialist? The nurse from my doctor s office called to give me the results and message to keep blood pressure controlled. No follow up. Thank you for the help! YYYY@YYYY
Thu, 27 Aug 2015
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Increased echogenicity of the renal cortex implies early kidney disease and requires you to consult a nephrologist immediately and get various kidney function tests done. You should get blood urea, serum creatinine, urine 24 hours protein, protein creatinine ratio among other tests. The GFR is also to be estimated by calculation. Depending on any variation form the normal you might have early kidney disease which can still be reversible with proper treatment and support.

A small left renal cyst does not require any intervention. Please do not worry
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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Kidney Disease

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Increased echogenicity of the renal cortex implies early kidney disease and requires you to consult a nephrologist immediately and get various kidney function tests done. You should get blood urea, serum creatinine, urine 24 hours protein, protein creatinine ratio among other tests. The GFR is also to be estimated by calculation. Depending on any variation form the normal you might have early kidney disease which can still be reversible with proper treatment and support. A small left renal cyst does not require any intervention. Please do not worry