Complications After Ureteral Stent Placement
Ureteral stents are quite commonly used in patients that are suffering from urinary retention, have kidney stones that they are unable to pass, acute renal colic, a prolonged endoscopic procedure...
Ureteric Stent Removal And How To Minimize Its Pain
A ureteric or "kidney stone" stent can be a must when "calculus" or inflammation blocks the passage of urine out of the kidneys into the bladder and out of the body. ...
Kidneys Of Different Sizes
In healthy people, there are two functioning kidneys, each doing about 50 percent of the work of balancing electrolytes and maintaining pH by removing waste materials, primarily urea, from the bloodstream...
Depression After Kidney Transplant
Diseases of widely varying origins, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and primary kidney disorders can lead to kidney failure. Kidney failure is end-stage kidney disease, in which kidney function is unsatisfactory...
White Urine As A Disease Symptom in Men
White urine is a surprisingly common symptom in men. You would think the underlying problem might have something to do with ejaculation, especially since white urine is something that shows...
What To Expect From Doctors When You Have A Bladder Or Kidney Infection
Urinary tract infections (UTIs), whether they are bladder infections (cystitis) or kidney infections (pyelonephritis), can be really painful, and there's no way to ignore them. By the time you get...
Itching Is Just One Of The Symptoms Of Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary tract infections, also known as UTIs, are among the most common of all health problems, but many find people find talking about them to be embarrassing. It's not unusual for people who have some kind of urethral itching to look for answers online rather than from their doctors. Frankly, I
The Significance Of Increased Creatinine Levels
Creatinine is a metabolic product of creatine, which is one of the most important energy sources in muscle cells. Therefore, we can say that creatinine is a product of muscle metabolism. Changes in creatinine levels can be caused by many reasons, some of which can be results of serious conditions
What Causes Blood In The Urine?
The body disposes of extra waste and water through the urine, which is filtered by the kidneys from the blood. Its color is usually pale yellow, due to a natural pigment (urochrome), but this color may vary, depending on the concentration of your urine. Darker urine may mean you are not taking
How Long Can You Survive With One Kidney?
Most people are born with two kidneys, but a few are born with just one. They may not even know they have only one kidney, until they undergo a medical test and find out that one is missing (renal agenesis). A few are also born with two kidneys, but only one of them is functional, and the other is