In stage 3a, the patient has mild to moderate loss of kidney function while in stage 3b, there is moderate to severe loss of kidney function (Mallappalil et al., 2014). In the fourth stage, kidney function is severely disabled (Mallappalil et al., 2014). ... Another reason for an increase in blood pressure is an accumulation of sodium in the body (O'Toole, & Sedor, 2014). ... Extending the life span of the transplanted kidney is one of the major goals of transplantation (Kidney failure, 2007). ... One of the major management methods of the disease is to contr...

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