Learn what’s happening in the body when a person has IgA nephropathy.
Learn who’s who among the specialists and providers you’ll work with when treating this type of kidney disease.
Lowering your sodium intake can be an important step in protecting the health of your kidneys.
Preventing these complications is an important focus of treatment for immunoglobulin A nephropathy.
A look at how the kidneys work and how IgA nephropathy damages these important organs.
High levels of protein in urine are a predictor of complications from IgA nephropathy.
An explanation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and the tests that measure this indicator of kidney function.
Why hypertension is common among people with IgAN and why managing blood pressure is important to treatment.
How IgA nephropathy occurs, and how medications and lifestyle changes work together to manage this condition.
An overview of the tests that help check how immunoglobulin A nephropathy is responding to treatment.
IgA nephropathy is a rare kidney disease caused by problems with the immune system, including the complement system.
