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Kidney & Urinary System : Health & Medical
Signs & Symptoms of Kidney Shutdown
Your kidneys are reddish bean-shaped organs that provide important functions for the body, including filtering the blood and releasing hormones necessary for red blood production. When these vital organs are not working, it can lead to coma, other organ failure or even death. However, the earlier yo
Optimal Targets for Blood Pressure Control in CKD
Which antihypertensive medications are most effective for patients with advanced CKD, and do clinicians generally agree upon optimal targets for blood pressure control in this subset of patients?
Interstitial Cystitis
WebMD describes interstitial cystitis (IC), including its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatments.
Urinary Incontinence After Radical Prostatectomy
Find out more about bladder control among patients who underwent a radical prostatectomy as treatment of their prostate cancer.
Side Effects After Bladder Biopsy
If you are experiencing symptoms of bladder cancer, your doctor might order a bladder biopsy to see if you have cancer. There is a risk of side effects after a biopsy, which is a surgical procedure.
Meaningful Use: Avoiding Looming Penalties
Jeffrey Berns talks about meaningful use and what you need to know to avoid the looming penalties
Drug Insight: Renal Indications of Calcimimetics
This review focuses on the role of drugs such as cinacalcet in the treatment of uremic secondary hyperparathyroidism. Another indication discussed is predialysis secondary hyperparathyroidism.
KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Lipid Management in CKD
What do the latest clinical practice guidelines say about the best approaches for lipid management in patients with CKD?
Care of the Child with the Desire to Change Genders -- Part I
The medical and psychosocial issues of transgender change are complex, and ethical questions may be raised by those who would challenge these choices.
How Does a Kidney Function?
Our Essential KidneysThe two kidneys of the human body have a variety of important biological functions. Buried deep within the cavity of the abdomen, the kidneys work continuously to balance the fluids on the body, filter the blood and rid the body of waste. The kidneys are so vital to...
Signs & Symptoms of a Urinary Tract Infection in Kids
Normally, human urine contains no harmful bacteria or viruses. However, there are times when bacteria enter the urinary tract and cause infection, known commonly as a UTI or "urinary tract infection." While most adults are able to identify a UTI because of past experience or second-hand...
Vaginal Support Pessaries
When pelvic symptoms are associated with loss of structural support of the pelvic organs and vagina, vaginal support pessaries offer an important option for relief.
Keys to a Successful Home Dialysis Program
Dr. Joel Glickman talks with Dr. Jeffrey Berns about the benefits and potential barriers to establishing a home dialysis program.
How to Do a Home Kidney Stone Cleanse
Your body has two kidneys that function to filter toxins and waste products from your blood. They also regulate the electrolyte levels in your body. Waste products of cellular metabolism, often rich in nitrogen, are eliminated from your body in the form of urine. Occasionally, urine can crystallize
Relief for UTI Symptoms
Repeated bathroom breaks and painful urination can point to a urinary tract infection or UTI. These types of infections result from bacteria that enter the urinary tract. More common in women, UTIs can also develop in men and children, and serious infections can bring on a kidney infection. Hence, i
Novel Therapeutics in Hypertension and Kidney Disease
Focus on two broad, important concepts emerging in the pharmacology and therapeutics of hypertension and kidney disease.
Calcium & Kidney Stone Diet
Kidney stones, which most frequently form from calcium and/or oxalate crystal buildup in the kidneys, are relatively common. There are many ways to treat kidney stones that do not involve invasive surgery. Certain types of special diets and medications can help to pass kidney stones. Making sure
MS Bladder Symptoms
People with multiple sclerosis, or MS, often find it easier to talk about the feelings they experience in their limbs, or even their inability to move appendages the way they used to, than to discuss MS's effects on internal organs such as the bladder. Though it is a sensitive subject, there is no r
Hypophosphatemia
Jamshid Amanzadeh and Robert Reilly critically evaluate the clinical sequelae of this condition, and provide advice on managing hypophosphatemia of varying severity in different patient populations.
Mechanisms of Disease: Involvement of the Urothelium in Bladder Dysfunction
The authors of this Review discuss studies that have examined sensory mechanisms in the urothelium and the role these mechanisms have in the pathophysiology of bladder dysfunction.