Doctors often use 'renal failure' and 'kidney failure' interchangeably, both signifying a critical loss of kidney function.
If you've been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you might have a lot of questions. You're probably hearing a lot of medical terms for the first time, and it may be tough to keep them all ...
When I was pregnant with my second child, I remember sitting in my ob-gyn's office awaiting an ultrasound and peeping at my medical chart on the table next to me. Among the scribbles were the words ...