Kidney Symptoms: Kidney infection or UTI

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Published: September 4, 2009

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Infection of the kidney usually occurs as a consequence of an ascending urinary tract infection or UTI. The bacteria gain access to the bladder and multiply overcoming the defenses of the host and migrating up to the kidney where they produce the syndrome of pyelonephritis or kidney infection.
When a simple [...]

Kidney Symptoms: Shortness of breath

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Published: September 3, 2009

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Shortness of breath or breathlessness is a common kidney symptom in advanced renal failure. The presence of breathlessness may be multifactorial. Retention of fluid may result in fluid accumulating within the lungs and reducing the available area for exchange of gases such as oxygen giving rise to the sensation of [...]

Kidney Symptoms: Chest Pain

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Published: September 3, 2009

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Chest pain is usually associated with ischemic heart disease such as a heart attack or angina. However chest pain may occur as a symptom of kidney disease. Chest pain occurring due to renal failure implies an inflammation of the tissues around the heart known as pericarditis. Pericarditis under these circumstances is [...]

Kidney Symptoms: Swelling of the feet.

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Published: September 3, 2009

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Swelling of the feet is also known as pedal oedema this occurs primarily in kidney disease because of retention of fluid. The kidney is responsible for several functions. When the ability of the kidney to remove fluid from the body is decreased fluid is retained. The increased fluids within the blood [...]

Pain in hemodialysis new insights.

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Published: September 2, 2009

Pain is a common complication during hemaodialysis. It may be related to the procedure itself such as in the case of large fluid shifts that may result in cramping or simply the discomfort of remaining seated for 4 hours. Patients frequently complain of back pain or leg pain however some pain is non specific and [...]

Aspirin and Kidney Disease a Love Hate relationship.

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Published: September 2, 2009

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Acetylsalicylic acid otherwise known as aspirin was a major advance in the treatment of inflammation when it was first discovered in 1853. The chemical compound had been used for centuires before that however in the form of bark and herbs which were found by early man to be helpful for the relief [...]

Low carb diets fight back.

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Published: September 1, 2009

In a recent study published in the annals of internal medicine, researchers from Italy followed 215 patients who were overweight and found that a low carbohydrate diet (called the mediterranean diet which obtained less than 50% of calories from carbohydrates) was superior for the control of glucose levels in type 2 diabetics.
Unfortunately this study did [...]

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