Diseases of Urinary System, Kidneys
Diseases associated with kidney and urinary tract have become very common all over the world. Millions of people have one or the other kidney disease. There is a long list of diseases associated with kidneys and urinary tract but some are quite common. Urinary complaints are not restricted to any particular age group. Anyone and even the children can have problems like hematuria or burning of urethra et cetera. Pain in the kidneys can occur even without burning of urethra or hematuria which condition calls for proper diagnosis. ...
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Occurrence of kidney stones is one of the frequent complaints related with the kidneys and is more commonly found in men between 30 and 50 years of age. The complaint is not restricted to any region, community or race or to the human beings. Even the animals can have kidney stones. The stones may be of different types depending on the type of salt in the urine. Common types are calcium, uric acid, struvite, and cystine stones. Most frequently found are the calcium stones, out of which Calcium Oxalate and Calcium Phosphate are more common ...
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In certain patients levels of Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) and Creatinine may rise and reach dangerous limits due to various reasons. This happens when the kidneys do not filter out the toxins which condition is called renal failure. It may be due to functional or structural changes of the kidney tissues. Chronic causes of renal failure include poorly controlled diabetes, high blood pressure and glomerulonephritis. Side effects of certain medicines can also cause renal failure. ...
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