Signs of adult polycystic kidney disease include:
a. anorexia, hypolipidaemia and peripheral oedema.
b. nocturia, hypolipidaemia and periorbital oedema.
c. orthostatic hypertension, hypolipidaemia andperipheral oedema
d. hypertension, haematuria and low back pain.
d
Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited disorder with
two forms, one affecting children and the other adults. Adult
polycystic kidney disease is usually asymptomatic until the
individual is about 40 years of age.
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