Pediatric Nephrology Glossary

Nuclear medicine imaging using dimercaptosuccinic acid to assess kidney scarring and differential renal function.

A calculated measure of kidney function based on serum creatinine, age, sex, and race. Used to stage chronic kidney dise...

Abnormal levels of essential minerals in blood, commonly involving sodium, potassium, or phosphate in pediatric kidney d...

The final stage of chronic kidney disease requiring renal replacement therapy. Replaces the older term 'end-stage renal...

End-stage renal disease requiring renal replacement therapy in pediatric patients.

A generalized dysfunction of the proximal renal tubules resulting in multiple transport defects and wasting of various s...

Excess fluid accumulation in the body due to impaired kidney function or excessive fluid intake. Particularly concerning...

A pattern of kidney damage affecting parts of some glomeruli, commonly causing nephrotic syndrome in children.

A hereditary salt-losing nephropathy causing hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria in children and adolescents.

A measure of kidney function indicating how much blood the kidneys filter per minute, critical for assessing renal impai...

Pathological hardening and scarring of glomerular tissue leading to permanent loss of kidney filtering units.

Rate of linear growth measured over time, particularly important in monitoring children with chronic kidney disease.

Presence of blood in urine, which may be visible (gross) or microscopic, indicating possible kidney or urinary tract pat...

A renal replacement therapy that filters blood through an external machine to remove waste products and excess fluid.

A thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by the triad of hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury,...

An IgA-mediated vasculitis affecting small vessels, commonly causing nephritis in children along with skin, joint, and g...

Congenital fusion of the lower poles of both kidneys, creating a horseshoe-shaped organ.

Dilation of the kidney's collecting system due to impaired urine outflow or vesicoureteral reflux.

Excessive calcium excretion in urine that can lead to kidney stone formation and nephrocalcinosis in children.

Abnormally high levels of potassium in the blood, potentially causing dangerous cardiac arrhythmias.

Kidney damage caused by chronic hypertension, characterized by arteriolar sclerosis and progressive renal function decli...

Fluid loss with disproportionate sodium depletion, commonly seen in infants with gastroenteritis or renal salt-wasting c...

Congenital condition where the urethral opening is located on the underside of the penis rather than at the tip.

The most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide, characterized by IgA deposits in kidney glomeruli.