Polycystic Kidney Disease

Polycystic Kidney Disease > Understanding Polycystic Kidney Disease > Diagnosis of Polycystic Kidney Disease > Differential Diagnosis of Polycystic Kidney Disease

Previous Section

Next Section

Print Section

Email Section

Buy Guidebook

Diagnosis of Polycystic Kidney Disease

Differential Diagnosis of Polycystic Kidney Disease

Cysts due to polycystic kidney disease (PKD) must be distinguished from harmless "simple" cysts that commonly form in the kidneys of older persons. Discrimination must also be made between the three types of PKD (ADPKD, ARPKD, ACKD) and medullary cystic disease.

Next: Diagnostic Testing for Polycystic Kidney Disease

Visitor Feedback

"Thanks for a chance to say a few words about your MediFocus Guidebook. When unexplained illness hit me, I didn't know what it was or what to ask my doctor. Then I read your Guidebook and that made all the difference. When I arrived with a list of pointed questions, the doctor spent more time with me than before and I felt comfortable understanding the diagnosis and treatment. Thanks for understanding what I was up against... it has helped a lot."

D.S., Prescott, Arizona