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Cachexia and Chronic kidney disease

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Cachexia and Chronic kidney disease

Cachexia vs. Chronic kidney disease

Cachexia, or wasting syndrome, is loss of weight, muscle atrophy, fatigue, weakness and significant loss of appetite in someone who is not actively trying to lose weight. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a type of kidney disease in which there is gradual loss of kidney function over a period of months or years.

Similarities between Cachexia and Chronic kidney disease

Cachexia and Chronic kidney disease have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anemia, Heart failure, Metabolic acidosis, Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

Anemia

Anemia is a decrease in the total amount of red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin in the blood, or a lowered ability of the blood to carry oxygen.

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Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), often referred to as congestive heart failure (CHF), is when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain blood flow to meet the body's needs.

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Metabolic acidosis

Metabolic acidosis is a condition that occurs when the body produces excessive quantities of acid or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body.

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a drug class that reduce pain, decrease fever, prevent blood clots and, in higher doses, decrease inflammation.

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Cachexia and Chronic kidney disease Comparison

Cachexia has 85 relations, while Chronic kidney disease has 127. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 1.89% = 4 / (85 + 127).

References

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