Articles in Home | Body Health | Kidney Health Title|Newest|Oldest Things To Know About Acute Renal (Kidney) Failure - ARF  By : Krishan B Kumar ARF is a condition when both kidneys almost suddenly fail to perform their functions. The failure occurs within a few hours/ days. This may result from an acute disease of the kidneys, as a result of allergic manifestation operating gravely on the kidneys, i.e. acute GN, described earlier. Besides, sometimes blood pressure may be so acutely elevated, that it may knock down both the kidneys, resulting in their sudden/ acute failure. Further, an acute infection of the kidneys (... Signs, Symptoms And Treatments Of Acute Renal (Kidney) Failure - ARF  By : Krishan B Kumar The clinical picture depends upon underlying causes, like acute GN (allergic disorder of kidneys), sudden acute rise in blood pressure (malignant hypertension), or it may be a case of acute infection of the kidneys (pyelonephritis), or an advanced case of dehydration (due to repeated vomiting, diarrhoea, etc.), or due to loss of blood as a result of sudden bleeding, or due to marked hypotension, i.e. fall in blood pressure in a case of heart attack, or acute kidney failure ma... Chronic Renal (Kidney) Failure & Your Kidneys  By : Krishan B Kumar As a result of slow or chronic involvement of both the kidneys, the size of the kidneys reduces, i.e. they become small in size. As the disease progresses, they become more and more small. An ultrasonographic examination of the kidneys can give a fair idea of the progress of the disease, by measuring the size of the kidneys. However, in acute renal failure (ARF), discussed in the earlier topic, the size of the kidneys remains almost their normal size, since the condition has ... Complications / Symptomatology Of Chronic Renal (Kidney) Failure (CRF)  By : Krishan B Kumar As the disease advances, various systems/organs of the body start deteriorating due to the collection of poisons/toxins in the body, which the diseased kidneys cannot excrete fully. The patient complains of marked loss of appetite, nausea and recurrent vomiting (especially in the morning). These are the early symptoms, and the patient may report only with these vague complaints, and at such a stage, it is only the clinician who can clinch the diagnosis, provided the patien... Total Prevention Of Chronic Renal (Kidney) Failure - CRF  By : Krishan B Kumar Kidneys can be prevented from any damage, provided one is careful to prevent all those diseases, at least the common ones, which harm the kidneys. Since CRF usually occurs as a result of undetected/uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure, GN, UTI, especially the cases where there is an obstruction in the urinary tract, due to enlarged prostate, urinary stones, etc., all these predisposing factors/diseases have to be avoided/ prevented right from the beginning/ early age, s... How Kidneys Are Damaged And Cause 'Hidden' Kidney Failure  By : Krishan B Kumar Kidneys are one of the most vital organs of the body, and damage to them must be prevented by all means. Survival is threatened when kidneys are badly damaged in a disease, and their function impaired severely. Hence, the infection must be controlled/ eradicated immediately with proper antibiotics,otherwise the kidneys will be damaged as a result of a long-standing/ recurrent infection, called chronic pyelonephritis. The situation becomes grim when an attack of acute pyelo... Things To Know About Urinary Stones  By : Krishan B Kumar The usual stones in the urinary tract consist of calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate (or combined with ammonio-magnesium phosphate), or uric acid, etc. However, the stones may occur as a combination of these constituents, called 'mixed stones'. What are the symptoms of urinary stones? Stone/s in the urinary tract may remain symptom less for long, and may be detected by routine X-rays. Stones which are stagnant/motionless in any part of the urinary tract do not show sym... How To Control High Blood Uric Acid?  By : Safron Jeen How to Control High Blood Uric Acid? This is very common question and this articles will help you to solve this problem. High levels of blood uric acid may occur during the course of various diseases. For example, if kidneys are damaged even due to some other cause, say as a result of chronic infection or prolonged high blood pressure, or in acute cases, like acute nephritis, blood uric acid levels will rise, because the kidneys will not be able to maintain the normal leve... High Levels Of Uric Acid In The Blood  By : Safron Jeen High levels of uric acid in the blood are as dangerous as high levels of blood cholesterol. The public does not seem to be much aware of the risk involved. A high level of blood uric acid is a pushing factor in causing coronary artery disease, like high levels of blood cholesterol. High levels of uric acid should be detected as early as possible, especially in persons who are prone to coronary artery disease/heart attack, or have a family history of heart attack or even st... How To Lower Uric Acid Supplement Ideas To Try  By : Gout pain is associated with a build up of uric acid in the body. When the body can not properly flush it from the system, it finds somewhere else to go. In gout patients, it forms crystal deposits in the joints, and that leads to pain, swelling, redness, and tenderness. One of the best ways to avoid gout pain is to lower the amounts of uric acid in the body, and though medications are diet are helpful, there are also other ways to try to limit the amount in the body. You cou... How To Prevent Kidney Stones  By : Darrell Miller Q: Several months ago I had a kidney stone removed. How can I prevent future kidney stones from forming? A: In today’s culture you are ten times more likely to have kidney stones then at the turn of the 19th century, men and woman in today’s culture need to take preventative measures. Kidney stones are considered a urologic disorder that is very painful. Most kidney stone cases are preventable. Kidney stones are crystallized build ups of minerals like calcium and oxalic ... Weak Bladder Symptoms  By : Sven Ullmann If you have problems sometimes getting to the bathroom in time to urinate, you aren’t alone. In fact there are millions of adults who suffer from this problem known as incontinence. What Are Kidney Stones?  By : John Vanse If you have already suffered from the effects of a kidney stone, you will be well aware of how painful it can be. But what is a kidney stone – and how does it form? Firstly, what do our kidneys do? Your kidneys are bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a small fist, located near the middle of your back, just below the rib cage. They act as very efficient trash collectors. Your kidneys process around 200 quarts of blood each day and sift out about 2 quarts of was... Hypertension Kidney Effects What You Should Know  By : Paul J Johnson Hypertension kidney effects are well publicized into today's world of health consciousness. Doctors are constantly reminding us of their dangers. So why is it that so many people are still confused, not only by the idea of hypertension but the kidneys themselves? The answer is simple: you can't just say hypertension kidney effects are devastating; you have to explain what they actually are. Otherwise, people will continue to suffer needlessly. Hypertension can be avoided; ki... Kidney Problem Can Also Cause High Blood Pressure  By : Ashish Jain High blood pressure can be caused by a number of reasons. Most of the reasons are quite known and sound rather familiar. However, there are still others that are not as common. Among such uncommon blood pressure causes, one is kidney problem. In fact, kidneys have an important role to play in maintaining blood pressure. It is a cause of worry when the flow of blood to one of the kidneys is somehow reduced. The kidneys, in response to this reduction in the blood flow, relea... A Look At Symptoms Of Kidney Stones  By : Michael Webb Kidney stones are one of the more painful kidney diseases known. If you’ve ever had a symptom of kidney stones, you’ll never forget what it feels like. Both men and women can get kidney stones but it appears there is a slight predominance of men. In fact, the typical individual with a kidney stone is a white male between the ages of twenty to sixty with a positive family or personal history of stones before. About 60% of all of those with stones that have calcium in them w... Understanding The Kidney Transplant  By : Michael Webb Having a kidney transplant is often the last ditch effort to save the life of an individual whose kidneys have failed and no longer process waste products in the body. Statistics reveal that a total of about 9,000 kidney transplants occur every year from cadavers and about 3,000 transplants occur from living related donors. Living unrelated donors account for 9,000 transplants per year. Sadly, there are more than 56,000 individuals waiting for kidney transplants at any giv... A Kidney Problem Causing High Blood Pressure  By : Michael Webb Interestingly, certain cases of high blood pressure are caused by a kidney problem. The kidneys play a large role in determining what our blood pressure is. The kidneys have a complex system of hormones that affect blood pressure under certain circumstances. The primary kidney problem that leads to high blood pressure is that of a blockage of blood flow to one or more kidneys as well as kidney diseases. In response to a lack of adequate blood flow, the kidneys release... Causes Of Kidney Infection  By : Michael Webb For the average person, getting a kidney infection is relatively uncommon. There are some conditions, however, that can lead to kidney infections. The medical term for this kind of infection is called pyelonephritis. It can lead to kidney failure and also to spread of infection from the kidneys to the bloodstream, leading to a dangerous case of gram negative sepsis, which can be fatal in the elderly. Kidney stones can be a cause of chronic or recurrent kidney infection.... Types Of Kidney Failure  By : Michael Webb There are two primary types of kidney failure in humans. The first occurs fairly suddenly and is called “acute renal failure”. We’ll talk later about the causes of this condition. The second disease is more insidious and occurs over time. It is called “chronic renal failure”. This type of kidney failure has causes of its own. The treatment for both types of renal failure is roughly the same, with dialysis and kidney transplant being the most common treatments. One o... Types Of Kidney Disease  By : Michael Webb Our kidneys are very important to us. Without actively functioning kidneys, the presence of kidney disease can be devastating for a person. In the worst case scenario, an individual will need to be on dialysis or receive a kidney transplant to replace the diseased kidneys. There are several different types of kidney disease, some of which are worse than others. Kidney disease can be “acute”, meaning it is of a fast onset or “chronic” meaning the decline in kidney functio... Make Your Kidney Surgery Less Risky  By : Lee Dobbins Often a laparoscope will be used to perform kidney surgery on a patient as it is thought to cause them less shorten and shortens the time it takes for them to recover (although this may not be true for people who have kidney cancer). A laparoscopy allows the surgeon to perform an operation by inserting a device with a camera attached through a small opening in the patients body. Research has been carried out at 4 different hospitals around the world to compare laparoscopy... Adult Bed-Wetting  By : Barbara Williams Everyone knows kids wet the bed and adults never do, right? Wrong. Adult bed wetting can be something that has always been a part of that adult's life, or it can be something that comes later in life. In any case, if you are an adult and are wetting the bed, you need to seek help to treat this condition. Some adults are reluctant to seek medical help out of embarassment. It is important to overcome this and see a doctor. One of the most important reasons to seek help is... Symptoms Of A Kidney Stone  By : Sarah Miles If you are having some health troubles, you might want to consider if you are suffering from symptoms of kidney stones. Developing kidney stones is a very common occurrence these days. A kidney stone is a stone-like, hard mass that could form in either or both of your kidneys. Most times a person will have the stones without experiencing any symptoms of kidney stones. However, as they begin to travel to the bladder from the kidneys, one will likely begin to experience some se... Understanding The Symptoms Of Kidney Stones  By : Heather Colman Kidney Stone disease is a disorder involving hardened accumulations of mineral crystals that are deposited in the kidneys and ureters. The stones are usually small, but can vary in size from a grain of sand to the size of a golf ball. Kidney stones are quite common, affecting over 5% of Americans and more often in men than women. Recurrence of the disease is widespread and reaches as high as 50%, especially during the summer months. There are five major categories of kidney s... Why Kidney Functioning Is Crucial To Your Overall Health  By : Stacey Zimmerman The urinary system is designed to eliminate waste from your body and without getting rid of this waste, your body would turn against itself and be poisoned from this build up of waste. The kidneys, bladder, and urinary ducts are all part of your urinary system that help your body to get rid of the waste. Adrenal Fatigue Symptoms  By : Vienna Miller Adrenal Fatigue occurs when your adrenal glands - 2 small glands that sit on top of your kidneys - become overworked and depleted. Your adrenal glands are responsible for handling the stresses of your daily life, whether that be physical stress, emotional stress, or psychological stress. When your adrenal glands become overworked, they cannot keep up with the stresses of your everyday life. You then start to manifest the symptoms of adrenal fatigue. Note that just bec... How To Remove Kidney Stones?  By : Sharon Hopkins Kidney stones are very hard mineral deposits that happen to form in the kidney. They start off like a small microscopic particle and after a period of time develop into stones. These are formed when urine is highly concentrated. Due to this level of concentration the minerals and other floating particles in urine form into crystals which over a period of time turn into hard mass and later into a stone. Finding out kidney stones is not that easy as there may not be any sign or... Symptoms Of Kidney Problems You Should Know  By : Olinda Rola Symptoms of kidney problems generally develop over a period of years. As you know, the kidneys perform many vital functions that help maintain overall health. But if the blood vessels in the kidneys are damaged, the kidneys will not clean the blood properly and symptoms of kidney problems will develop. With impaired kidney function, the body retains more water and salt than it should, leading to weight gain. Early kidney disease has no kidney problem symptoms, however, it ...

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