Acute kidney failure
Acute Kidney
Failure Overview The kidney s are a pair of small organ s that lie on either side of your spine at about waist level. They act as filters that keep your blood free of by-products and toxins . Acute Kidney
Failure Decreased blood flow to the kidney s for a period of time....
Acute renal failure
Acute renal
failure (if thrombosis occurs in a dehydrated child) Embolization of the blood clot to the lungs ( pulmonary embolism ) Formation of new blood clots Calling your health care provider: ... Acute renal
failure - In this form of kidney
failure , the kidney s stop fun...
Cardiac Failure
More on Cardiac
Failure Congestive Heart
Failure - inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. THREATENED CARDIAC
FAILURE " Cold bag over heart for 15 minutes every hour; Cold Mitten Friction every 2 hours; Hot Blanket Pack ...
Chronic renal failure
Chronic renal
failure : Slow progressive loss of kidney function over the span of years, resulting in permanent kidney
failure . Chronic renal
failure Dr Rob Hicks There are many possible causes of this condition, which affects thousands of patients each year. We look at the symptoms and w...
Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive Heart
Failure Related Category: Pathology inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. Congestive heart
failure (CHF) is a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough oxygen ated blood to meet the needs of the...
Heart failure
Heart
failure often develops after other cardiac conditions have damaged or weakened your heart . Over time, the heart can no longer keep up with even the normal demands placed on it. Heart
failure : Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically,
failure of...
Kidney Failure
Kidney
failure refers to temporary or permanent damage to the kidney s that results in loss of normal kidney function. There are two different types of kidney
failure - acute and chronic . Kidney
Failure Series Home : Kidney & Urologic Disease s A-Z List of Topics and Titles :...
Abdominal mass
...the infant 's chest and lungs ) Weight loss or
failure to gain weight (called
failure to thrive ) Anemia (a low number of red blood ...od in the urine high blood pressure kidney
failure ... Symptoms include a change in bowel habit...
Absorption
...bsorbed substances return to the blood . Mal absorption can result from a broad spectrum of disease s. Typically, mal absorption can be the
failure to absorb specific sugar s, fats, protein s, or vitamins , or it can be a general mal absorption of food . Mal absorption syndrome Defi...
Abuse
...substance abuse - Substance abuse is used to describe a pattern of substance ( drug ) use leading to significant problems or di stress such as
failure to attend school , substance use in dangerous situations (driving a car), ... Substance abuse and dependence Definition Substance abuse ...
Abstinence
...deration may be successful. Only abstinence (not having sexual intercourse ) can protect against unwanted pregnancy with 100% reliability. The
failure rates, which means the rates of pregnancy , for most forms of birth control are quite low. The most effective birth control option is sexual ...
Achalasia
...rgitation at night when sleeping. Source:MedicineNet ... Achalasia (a
failure of LES relaxation, causing the esophagus to become dilated and filled wit... into the stomach ) Nutcracker esophagus Scleroderma ... Achalasia
failure of the lower end of the esophagus (or another tubular valve) to open, res...
Acid
...pam, alprazolam) VII. High blood uric acid (a risk factor for gout ) High blood lactic acid Increase in blood lactic acid and
failure to increase blood sugar when adrenaline or glucagon are administered High blood fats, especially triglycerides ... Folic acid , howev...
Acromegaly
... carcinoid syndrome ; ... cause increased blood creatinine levels include blockage of the urinary tract (such as by a kidney stone), heart
failure , dehydration , excessive blood loss that causes shock , gout , or muscle conditions (such as rhabdomyolysis, gigantism , acromegaly , ... ...
Acute
...ive gingivitis Acute necrotizing ulcer ative mucositis Acute renal
failure Bowel obstruction (can cause breath to smell like feces ) Bronchiectasis Chronic renal
failure (can cause breath to smell like ammonia ... Acute often means urg...
Acute bilateral obstructive uropathy
...ructive Uropathy - Colon Cancer - Cystinuria ... Acute bilateral obstructive uropathy Acute nephritic syndrome Bulimia Chronic kidney
failure Cushing's disease Cushing's syndrome caused by ad renal tumor Cushing's syndrome - exogenous Cushing's syndrome - ectopic Diabetic ketoac...
Acute arterial occlusion
...i ( blood clots that travel through the blood stream) may lodge in the renal artery . acute arterial occlusion of the kidney acute renal
failure atheroembolic renal disease renal artery stenosis renal cell carcinoma ... ...
Acute HIV infection
...d of rapid viral replication following exposure to HIV . Acute HIV infection Acute idiopathic poly neuritis Acute illness Acute kidney
failure Acute leukemia Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Acute lymphocytic leukemia Acute membranous gingivitis Acute mountain sickness (AMS) Ac...
Acute myelogenous leukemia
...logenous leukemia acute nephritic syndrome acute nonlymphocytic leukemia acute porphyria acute pulmonary eosinophil ia acute renal
failure acute tubular necrosis acute urethra l syndrome acute vascular occlusion addiction ... Acute Myelogenous Leukemia ( Acute Nonl...
Acute nephritic syndrome
... -streptococcal glomerulonephritis ) or other disease . Acute nephritic syndrome Alport syndrome Atheroembolic renal disease Chronic renal
failure Complicated UTI ( pyelonephritis ) Cushing's syndrome Dementia due to metabolic causes Dermatomyositis Digitalis toxicity Ectopic Cush...
Acute tubular necrosis
...tubular necrosis Definition: Acute tubular necrosis is a kidney disorder involving damage to the renal tubule cells, resulting in acute kidney
failure . Acute tubular necrosis Dehydration Diabetic nephropathy Eclampsia (a condition of pregnancy that includes seizures ) Glomerulonephr...
Adenoma
... blood sugar ( hypoglycemia ) High blood uric acid (a risk factor for gout ) High blood lactic acid Increase in blood lactic acid and
failure to increase blood sugar when adrenaline or glucagon are administered ... ACTH -producing tumor - This pituitary tumor , which also is c...
Adolescents
...their ability and comfort. However, the disorder will resolve faster if activity is kept to a minimum. The isolation people feel because of kidney
failure is especially a problem in children and adolescents because of the importance of making friends and fitting in at this age. A skin disorder us...
Adrenal glands
... Hypothyroidism . A condition (called diabetes insipidus ) that is caused by an inability of the body to maintain normal levels of water. Kidney
failure . For localized pheochromocytoma confined to one or both adrenal glands , adequate treatment is complete surgical resection consisting of tota...
Adrenaline
...caine and amphetamine (which enhance the effects of adrenaline in the body), spinal cord injuries , ... Increase in blood lactic acid and
failure to increase blood sugar when adrenaline or glucagon are administered High blood fats, especially triglycerides Inability to tolerate fast...
Adrenoleukodystrophy
...mes: ... Adrenoleukodystrophy Dr Trisha Macnair Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare inherited disorder that leads to progressive brain damage,
failure of the ad renal gland , and eventually death . Take a look at the causes. Adrenoleukodystrophy - Symptoms: Personality changes; problems with ...
AIDS
...DS . HIV , the virus that leads to AIDS , can also cause glomerular disease . Between 5 and 10 percent of people with HIV experience kidney
failure , even before developing full-blown AIDS . anaesthetics, non steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs (NS AIDS ) and other blood pressure -lowering dr...
Airway
.... This helped them rule out such serious possibilities as congestive heart
failure , lung or esophageal cancer , emphysema , infection or a foreign body i...t s that work with people who have sleep apnea , whether they have kidney
failure or not, include losing weight, changing sleeping position, and wearing a m...
Albinism
...ilky skin , white hair , and pink or blue eyes . Down syndrome . Homo cystinuria , a genetic condition characterized by developmental delays,
failure to thrive , and neurological abnormalities. In a series of brilliant lectures in 1908 Garrod set forth the charter group of what he called " inborn...
Albumin
...actic; paralalia; paralalia literalis; paralambdacism; par albumin ; ...
failure of liver function results in ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdomin...of atherosclerosis ... This is generally regarded as a sign of liver
failure from protein malnutrition and correlated on blood tests with a low s...
Alcohol Abuse
...nge drinking (drinking 6 or more drinks on one occasion). Alcohol abuse refers to excessive or problematic use with one or more of the following:
failure to fulfill major obligations at work, school , or home Recurrent use in situations where it is hazardous (such as driving a car or operating machiner...
Alcohol use
...and disease of the bile duct . Emotional neglect includes such actions as marked inattention to the child's needs for affection, refusal of or
failure to provide needed psychological care, spouse abuse in the child's presence, and permission of drug or alcohol use by the child. ...
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
... (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ) ... Directly damage heart muscle ( alcoholic cardiomyopathy ), which may weaken the heart , leading to heart
failure . Cause abnormal heart rhythms ( arrhythmias ). Slightly increase the risk of breast cancer in women. ...
Aldosterone
...ncluding diuretics used to treat congestive heart
failure such as spironolactone or eplerenone ... Aldo...f normal cells, or other disorders, such as heart
failure or kidney disease , cause the adrenals to releas...treatment of hypertension and congestive heart
failure . aldosterone - an overproduction of the ald...
ALP
...ine, ... Mutation s in the FAS gene have been found in ALP S (the auto immune lymph oproliferative syndrome ), a disease in which there is
failure of lymphocyte s to die on schedule. For example, ALP is also made by the bones. This means that sometimes abnormal results of this test may be c...
Alport syndrome
...rome Atheroembolic renal disease Chronic renal
failure Complicated UTI ( pyelonephritis ) Cushing's ...me Atheroembolic renal disease Chronic renal
failure Complicated UTI ( pyelonephritis ) Dementia ...rome Atheroembolic renal disease Chronic renal
failure Complicated UTI ( pyelonephritis ) Dementia d...
Alzheimer
...chronic alcohol abuse , Alzheimer 's disease , senile dementia , multi ple strokes , diabetes , hypothyroidism , liver failure, and kidney
failure . Some illnesses may begin with abnormalities of cortical coupling, the correlation in brain activity between cortexes of the brain. Researchers ha...
Ambulatory
...lemetry is used when you are hospital ized. Edema of the ankles and lower legs (in ambulatory patients) is characteristic of congestive heart
failure , but it can accompany other conditions, including obesity , disease d leg veins, kidney disease , cirrhosis of the liver , anemia , ... SET...
Ammonia
...nd has laxative properties. The breath may have an ammonia -like odor (also described as urine -like or "fishy") in people with chronic kidney
failure . Common causes ... Their bottoms are in frequent contact with moisture, bacteria , and ammonia , and there is rubbing from the diaper. Babies an...
Amenorrhea
...;-), cessation of menstruation . Primary amenorrhea is a delay in or a
failure to start menstruation ; secondary amenorrhea is an unexpected stop to ...f menstrual periods is called amenorrhea . Primary amenorrhea is the
failure to start having a period by the age of 16. Amenorrhea — the abse...