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Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD): Inheritance, Predicting How Fast It Progresses, the Science Behind Tolvaptan and 3 Litres of Water a Day, Family Screening, and Whether to Remove the Kidneys Before Transplant

ADPKD is the most common inherited kidney disease — about 1 in 1,000 people carry the gene and it accounts for 5–10% of the world's dialysis population. PKD1 vs PKD2, how the Mayo imaging class predicts the age of kidney failure, tolvaptan (the only approved disease-slowing drug), the evidence for water and salt, brain aneurysm screening, whether children should be tested, and how huge kidneys are handled on dialysis and at transplant.

Lupus and the Kidney: The Six Classes of Lupus Nephritis, the 2024 Treatment Shift (belimumab, voclosporin, obinutuzumab), and When Dialysis or Transplant Comes In

About 40–60% of people with systemic lupus erythematosus develop lupus nephritis, a leading cause of kidney failure in young women. Why a biopsy is essential, what the six classes mean, the move to low-dose steroids and triple therapy, and what is different for lupus patients on dialysis or waiting for a transplant.

Diabetes and Kidney Disease: Why It Is the No. 1 Cause of Dialysis, How to Screen, and Which New Drugs Protect the Kidneys (2026 Guide)

Nearly half of new dialysis patients in Taiwan start because of diabetes. A plain-language guide to how high glucose damages the kidney, the two tests to do every year, glucose and blood-pressure targets, the three kidney-protective drug classes (SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 RAs, finerenone), and what changes once you are on dialysis or transplanted.

Why Do People Develop Chronic Kidney Disease? Major Causes and Risk Factors

In Taiwan, about half of new dialysis patients have diabetes, followed by hypertension and glomerulonephritis. Understanding the cause tells you where to start protecting your kidneys.

What Is Kidney Disease? Acute Kidney Injury vs. Chronic Kidney Disease

Your kidneys filter about 180 liters of blood every day. When they are damaged, the problem is classified by speed of onset and duration as either acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease — and the causes, management and outlook differ.