Your eGFR tells you how well your kidneys are filtering waste from your blood, with a normal level being above 90 mL/min. Lower levels of eGFR may indicate kidney disease, so it’s important to keep track of these numbers, especially if you’re at risk due to conditions like diabetes ...
A lower urinary tract infection occurs when bacteria gets into the urethra and is deposited up into the bladder -- this is called cystitis. Infections that get past the bladder and up into the kidneys are called pyelonephritis.Urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms may include:...
“If kidney stones are big enough to block parts of the urinary tract—like the ureters, which connect the kidneys to the bladder—they can be extremely painful,” says Dr. Bohl. “In some cases, kidney stones are smaller and can pass more easily in the urine. They may look like small...
Kidney Disease: Veterinary kidney diets, like Farmina’s Vet Life Cat Renal Recipe in Gravy wet cat food, generally are formulated to help reduce the kidneys’ workload. Your vet might also recommend a veterinary diet if your cat is recovering from an illness that caused them to lose weight...
I can’t be certain about this, but it may be that Carr had a form of myeloma that specifically attacks the kidneys. His early treatment with dialysis indicates to me that his kidneys were failing, probably the thing that ultimately led to his death. So, was it myeloma or kidney failure...
Friday 26 January. The drain came out during the night so the poor man suffered that painful process for nothing. Today he has swollen up like a balloon – stomach, arms, legs all bloated – kidneys not functioning well…. it’s like everything’s shutting down. He’s been moved to th...
‘Stomach, liver, uterus, kidneys, they’re all fine.’ Why couldn’t he see that these organs were slowly atrophying, soon to disappear? I wiped most of the gel off with a handful of tissues, but when I tried to get up he told me to lie back down again. He pressed down on my...
Then your heart starts beating faster to pump blood to the skin while blood flow is directed away from important organs(器官) like your liver, kidneys and gut. ___22___ If heat stroke occurs, your body might get hot and direct so much oxygen-rich blood to the skin that it suffocate...
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(immediately prior to beginning my HSCT) that, based on my history of failing to respond to every MS drug/treatment that I tried (Betaseron, Copaxone, Gilenya, Tysabri, Solumedrol, Ampyra), I have one year of followup chemo after my transplant. Given that, I’m kind of the “odd ...