Function Of The Kidney
Health Encyclopedia: Urinary Tract Infection Complications
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Urinary discomfort and emotional distress are the primary concerns in most women with recurrent UTIs. One study reported significant impairment of a woman's quality of life during symptom periods, which affected social function, vitality, and emotional well being.
Medical Complications of Urinary Tract Infections in Adults
Nearly all urinary tract infections are mild, treatable, and have no long-term consequences. Serious physical complications can occur in some cases, however, most o...
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Expert & Community Posts
Kidney tests for people with diabetes
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...from a friend who was concerned about interpreting kidney function tests (KFTs), which led me to... Read more »
Cholesterol and Your Kidneys: A Fatal Connection
By Dr. Kang , Health ExpertChronic kidney disease in itself has been found to be an independent predictor for the development... Read more »
Understanding Renal Hypertension: A Detailed Overview
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...will be compared to notice an abnormality in the function of the kidneys. Another test is the... Read more »
Could Metformin Actually Protect the Kidneys?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...drug metformin is not recommended for people with kidney disease. For this reason, some people... Read more »
How to Protect Your Kidneys
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...following a strict set of guidelines can help protect kidney function in people with diabetes... Read more »
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Renal
The term "renal" refers to the kidney. For example, renal failure means kidney failure. Related topics: Kidney disease Kidney disease - diet ... Read more »Kidney function tests
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Normal Values What abnormal results mean Read more »Type 1 Diabetes: Transplantation Procedures
...years away.Organ TransplantationWhole pancreas transplants and double transplants of pancreases and kidneys are proving to have a good long-term success rate for selected type 1 patients. The... Read more »Gout: Diagnosis
...treatment may be justified, for example in patients with very high uric acid levels that threaten the kidney or those with a personal or strong family history of gout, kidney stones, or kidney... Read more »Images
Medications
...diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems,... Read more »
...insulin. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems,... Read more »
...diabetes). Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems,... Read more »
...large numbers of cancer cells are killed quickly, kidney failure can occur because the kidneys... Read more »
...with other medications to prevent rejection of a kidney transplant. It works by weakening... Read more »
Related News
Q&A: Can Fosamax cause kidney problems?
October 02, 2008Dr. Linda Calabresi answers a reader's question about whether the osteoporosis med Fosamax could be the cause of her abnormal kidney function. Dr.... Read summary »
Saving Organs, Saving Lives
October 27, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When a patient is treated for kidney cancer, surgeons remove the affected kidney as part of treatment. However, new research... Read summary »
Kidney problems may predict outcome of heart dysfunction
October 02, 2008A study of 2,680 patients taking the ACE inhibitor candesartan has found that a person's degree of kidney dysfunction is an important predictor of... Read summary »
High doses of Lipitor may help improve kidney function
October 02, 2008New data from a previously published study shows that patients who took the highest dose of Lipitor (80 mg) experienced an average increase in kidney... Read summary »
Not all ginseng raises blood pressure, study says
October 02, 2008A small study published in the journal Hypertension has found that North American ginseng does not increase blood pressure or affect kidney function.... Read summary »
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