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- Kidney failure
You can lose up to 90 per cent of kidney function before you even feel sick.
- Living with kidney failure
Although dialysis or transplant surgery after kidney failure can be challenging, many people go on to live active and productive lives.
- Kidney donation
Kidneys are often donated after death but more people are choosing to donate one of their kidneys while still alive (living kidney donation).
- Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a disease spread from animals to humans, caused by infection with the bacteria Leptospira.
- Kidneys - polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Polycystic kidney disease is a common cause of kidney failure in Australia and equally affects men and women of different ethnic backgrounds.
- Travel health - yellow fever immunisation
If you are travelling or passing through areas infected with yellow fever, some countries require you to be vaccinated.
- Kidneys - dialysis and transplant
People with kidney failure need dialysis or a transplant to stay alive.
- Kidneys - nephrotic syndrome
Nephrotic syndrome is where the kidneys remove too much protein from the blood.
- Pain and pain management – adults
Always see your doctor if you have ongoing pain to find the best pain-management option for you.
- General anaesthetics
An anaesthetic is a drug or agent that produces a complete or partial loss of feeling.