How to Use end-stage in a Sentence

end-stage

adjective
Definition of end-stagenext
  • The cause was end-stage renal disease, said his wife, Sally McLain.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The only cure for end-stage liver disease is a transplant.
    — Ben Tanen, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The death certificate lists Bonin’s cause of death as end-stage renal disease.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Fries died of end-stage dementia in 2021, at the age of eighty-three, and his broader prediction never seemed to come true.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Valdez had been battling end-stage kidney failure and died at home, his son, Steve Valdez, told the station on Friday.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2023
  • Mom had end-stage Alzheimer’s disease and could no longer communicate.
    — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
  • What was once an obscure drug to treat pain in end-stage cancer patients has become the leading cause of death for American adults under the age of 50.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 2 July 2023
  • For example, someone with end-stage liver disease may always have pain in the upper right side of their abdomen.
    — Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The patient is a Black man, and the procedure may have special significance for Black patients, who suffer high rates of end-stage kidney disease.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • At 65, Dickens now suffers from congestive heart failure and end-stage renal disease.
    — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The procedure was carried out in Houston on March 25 as part of a clinical trial that will test the experimental treatment in 12 adults with end-stage liver disease.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
  • With medical care for end-stage organ disease improving, more people are living long enough to make the transplant list, creating demand for more organs.
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Alcohol is the top reason people need a liver transplant in the U.S. As a result, researchers and biotech companies alike are trying to find ways to stop the liver inflammation and scarring that cause end-stage disease.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 22 May 2024
  • They can be found in combination with other diseases, such as end-stage kidney disease on dialysis or in people with a blockage of a major heart valve (aortic stenosis).
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
  • One of the most common causes of death in end-stage dementia is pneumonia, a lung infection people with severe dementia are more susceptible to.
    — Jess Sims, Health, 10 May 2024
  • The young boy suffered liver damage at birth and has since been fighting ongoing health challenges, leading to his recent diagnosis that his liver is failing due to end-stage liver disease.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
  • Medicare primarily insures people older than 65, the disabled, and people with end-stage renal disease.
    — Abraham Nussbaum and Renee Y. Hsia, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Tonya received disability benefits up until 2015 because of back pain and kidney problems from end-stage renal disease.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • For Medicare, which also covers younger people with disabilities or individuals with end-stage renal disease, sign-ups begin Oct. 15 and end Dec. 7.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • And also Medicare, which provides health care for Americans 65 and older and is also available for younger people with disabilities or individuals with end-stage renal disease.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The driving factor behind functional impairment and low quality of life is fatigue, which is generally worse than that experienced by those who have end-stage kidney disease or both cancer and anemia.
    — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 9 June 2023
  • The types of medical conditions that patients have include end-stage cancer, advanced dementia, heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Patients who get the device are often out of options to treat their end-stage heart failure, said Larry Allen, a cardiologist with the University of Colorado and member of a multidisciplinary medical team that cares for heart failure patients.
    — Daniel Chang, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Reata’s partner in developing bardoxolone, Kyowa Kirin Co., reported Wednesday that there was no separation in end-stage renal disease among about 1,000 patients being treated for three years with either the drug or a placebo.
    — Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • Patients with chronic kidney disease, including end-stage renal disease, can’t properly excrete potassium from their bodies and excess potassium levels in the blood, known as hyperkalemia, can lead to cardiac arrhythmias and sudden heart failure.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The patient, Lawrence Faucette, reportedly had end-stage heart disease and was deemed ineligible for a traditional transplant with a human heart due to his pre-existing peripheral vascular disease and complications with internal bleeding.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023

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