Hi! I am a Pierce College Dental Hygiene student and I am writing a research paper on renal disease.
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What do you find usually brings patients in for their initial diagnosis?
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How difficult is it to get people with this condition to understand the severity of the situation when they are diagnosed?
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What have you found to be the greatest cause or contributing factor of this condition? How much does genetics play into acquiring this disease?
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What have you found to be the greatest challenge persons with this condition face (personal and/or medical)?
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What are some practical recommendations you give your patients or caregivers to help deal with and maintain their disease?
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Do you feel there has been a higher incidence of diagnosis of this condition in recent years? If yes, why do you think that is?
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What are some of the most common side effects of the medications a person with this condition would experience?
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Do your patients complain of oral side effects, if so, what type of oral side effects?
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If you have any parting comments that you feel would be valuable please feel free to share them with me.