genitourinary disorders
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
Symptoms and Signs of ADPKD
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease usually causes no symptoms initially; one half of patients remain asymptomatic, never develop renal insufficiency or failure, and are never diagnosed. Most patients who develop symptoms do so by the end of their 20s. Symptoms include low-grade flank, abdominal, and lower back pain due to cystic enlargement and symptoms of infection. Acute pain, when it occurs, is usually due to hemorrhage into cysts or Urinary Calculi . Fever is common with acute Valvular disorders rarely cause symptoms but occasionally cause Heart Failure (HF) and require Symptoms and signs of unruptured Brain Aneurysms can be absent or may include headache, nausea and vomiting, and cranial nerve deficits; these manifestations warrant immediate intervention. Signs are nonspecific and include Isolated Hematuria and 