The two most common causes of end-stage renal disease include diabetes and:
A) arteriosclerosis.
B) hypertension.
C) ischemia.
D) necrosis.
E) nephroptosis.

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Hypertension is the second most common cause of end-stage renal disease, after diabetes. Hypertension causes damage to the blood vessels in the kidneys, leading to kidney failure over time. Arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), ischemia (lack of blood flow to the kidneys), necrosis (cell death), and nephroptosis (kidney dropping down into the pelvis) can all contribute to kidney damage, but they are not as common as diabetes and hypertension as causes of end-stage renal disease.

The Two Most Common Causes of End-Stage Renal Disease Include