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Kidney & Urinary System : Health & Medical
A QI Project to Educate Nurses on Coude Catheter Placement
Does training nurses for placement of Coude catheters improve care and allow for better use of health care resources?
A biography of Veeraish Chauhan, M.D.
Hi there! I am an American-Board Certified Nephrologist, a.k.a. a kidney doctor. I spend my time between clinical practice, teaching medical students/residents, research, and writing a b
Renal Failure Treatment Guidelines
Renal failure occurs when the kidneys lose the ability to filter out waste. Also, the kidneys may lose the ability to create concentrated urine without excreting necessary electrolytes. Kidney failure can often be treated and recovery is possible. However, in some cases dialysis and kidney transplan
'Incredible, Depressing' Shortage of Peritoneal Dialysate
Dr Jeffrey Berns calls on industry and even the federal government to address a crisis that is limiting dialysis patients' treatment choices.
How to Know When You've Passed a Kidney Stone
Kidney stones, or hard deposits of mineral and acid salts, form when these materials are overly concentrated in urine. The materials crystallize and form solid stones that pass through the urinary tract and out of the body. Some small kidney stones can pass out of the body without you even realizing
Dietary Phosphorus Intake and Mortality in Moderate CKD
How do phosphorus levels affect the progression of moderate chronic kidney disease? This new study investigates the connection.
What Helps Pass a Kidney Stone?
Kidney stones can be very painful and cause severe damage if not passed through the urinary tract. There are several ways to help pass a stone.
Signs of Over Acidity
Acidic foods, like citrus, can cause dry skin, ulcers, cramps, loose teeth and dull hair.Acid image by Yuriy Rozanov from Fotolia.comThe accumulation of acid in your body may cause a variety of ailments, including Acidosis, the over-acidification of cells. Signs of having an overly-acidic...
Incremental Haemodialysis
Should incremental dialysis and routine assessment of residual renal function be the standard for haemodialysis patients?
How to Fight a Urinary Tract Infection
A urinary tract infection occurs in any of the organs where urine passes through before leaving the body. It is caused by bacteria, most commonly E. Coli, getting into the urinary tract, which is typically sterile. Someone with a tract infection will typically have to urinate often and will experien
Lab Values Indicating a Urinary Tract Infection
Urinary tract infections are caused by bacteria that enter the urethra and cause inflammation. To diagnose and treat the infection, physicians will sometimes order an analysis of the patient's urine. The analysis is done in two steps, chemical analysis and microscopic analysis. When the lab identifi
What Are the Dangers of Cholesterol & Kidneys?
Which came first---the high cholesterol level or the kidney disease? According to health experts, the answer is a complex one that's still being investigated by epidemiologists.
Role of Sirtuins in Kidney Disease
Do sirtuins exert renal protective effects, and how could further study help clinicians to better understand and treat kidney disease?
Signs & Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection in Women
A urinary tract infection (also called a bladder infection or a UTI) is an inflammation of the urinary system caused by bacteria that are normally found on your skin or in your stool. The bacteria are usually introduced to your urinary system through your urethra, the tube that your body excretes ur
Lung Infections Symptoms
Lung infections, like pneumonia, can be caused by parasites, viruses, bacteria and fungi. If you have a lung infection, then it probably began after an upper-respiratory infection. Pneumonia can start two to three days after a sore throat or cold.
Pathophysiology of the Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral Bone Disorder
How does CKD-mineral bone disorder develop, how common is it, and what is the long-term outcome for patients with the disorder?
Vertigo Disease Treatment
Vertigo causes a person to feel unsteady or think that things around them are moving. Vertigo is different from regular dizziness that everyone experiences from time to time. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most prevalent disorder that causes vertigo. When the head moves into cer
Impact of Urinary Incontinence on Quality of Life
How important is the contract between caregiver and person with incontinence in terms of quality of life?
Rare Renal Diseases: Improving the Quality of Evidence
How do clinicians determine which renal diseases are rare, and how does that affect disease management?
Treatments for Ureteric Stones
Kidney stones become ureteric when they move into the ureter, the pathway between bladder and kidney. In fact, most urinary stones don't actually cause much misery until they reach the ureter. Ninety percent to 95 percent of these stones will merrily make their own way through the urinary system. Th