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A renal infarction occurs when the blood supply to the kidney is obstructed from a clot or accumulated plaque in the wall of the artery. Lack of oxygenated blood to the kidney can cause tissue death.
How do members experience renal infarction?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with renal infarction*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for renal infarction*
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A renal infarction occurs when the blood supply to the kidney is obstructed from a clot or accumulated plaque in the wall of the artery. Lack of oxygenated blood to the kidney can cause tissue death.
Common symptoms reported by people with renal infarction
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for renal infarction
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Compare treatments taken by people with renal infarction
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have renal infarction through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with renal infarction? Members in the forum might have the answers.