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* <spoiler text="What is the significance of history of hypertension and uremic pericarditis in this patient?">People with polycystic kidney disease often develop hypertension, as do many patients with renal disease. Uremic pericarditis often occurs in people with kidney failure induced uremia.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="What are some of the other congenital anomalies that can be seen in people with polycystic kidney disease?">Asymptomatic polycystic liver disease is seen in 40% of these patients. Cysts can also occur, albeit infrequently, in the spleen, pancreas and lungs. These people also have a 10% to 30% incidence of berry aneurysms in the circle of Willis.</spoiler>
== Additional Resources ==
=== Reference ===
* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/244907-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Polycystic Kidney Disease]
* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/453831-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Cystic Diseases of the Kidney]
* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/genitourinary_disorders/cystic_kidney_disease/overview_of_cystic_kidney_disease.html Merck Manual: Overview of Cystic Kidney Disease]
=== Journal Articles ===
* Bajwa ZH, Gupta S, Warfield CA, Steinman TI. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11703580 Pain management in polycystic kidney disease]. ''Kidney Int'' 2001 Nov;60(5):1631-44.
=== Images ===
* [http://peir.path.uab.edu/library/index.php?/tags/110-polycystic_disease PEIR Digital Library: Polycystic Kidney Disease Images]
* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/RENAHTML/RENALIDX.html#5 WebPath: Polycystic Kidney Disease]
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