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Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidney, typically due to a bacterial infection. [3] Symptoms most often include fever and flank tenderness . [ 2 ] Other symptoms may include nausea , burning with urination , and frequent urination . [ 2 ]
AKI - the other main type of kidney disease - can be caused by dehydration, blood loss, urinary tract obstructions such as kidney stones or blood clots, low blood pressure, or heart disease. It ...
Although sexual intercourse is a risk factor, UTIs are not classified as sexually transmitted infections (STIs). [12] Pyelonephritis usually occurs due to an ascending bladder infection but may also result from a blood-borne bacterial infection . [ 13 ]
Complications of analgesic nephropathy include pyelonephritis [3] and end-stage kidney disease. [4] Risk factors for poor prognosis include recurrent urinary tract infection and persistently elevated blood pressure. [5] Analgesic nephropathy also appears to increase the risk of developing cancers of the urinary system. [6]
Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. [1] Causes: Cardioembolic disease, renal artery injury, and hypercoagulable state. [1] Diagnostic method: Hematuria, elevated lactate dehydrogenase, CT scan. [1] Differential diagnosis: Renal colic and acute pyelonephritis. [1] Frequency: 1.4% (of 14,411) [2]
Pyelonephritis is inflammation that results from a urinary tract infection that reaches the renal pelvis of the kidney. [6] Lupus nephritis is inflammation of the kidney caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease of the immune system. [7] Athletic nephritis is nephritis resulting from strenuous exercise. [8]
This disease is also caused by other diseases and toxins that damage the kidney. Both acute and chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis can be caused by a bacterial infection in the kidneys known as pyelonephritis , but the most common cause is by an adverse reaction to a medication.
Causes of chronic kidney disease include diabetes, high blood pressure, glomerulonephritis, and polycystic kidney disease. [5] [6] Risk factors include a family history of chronic kidney disease. [2] Diagnosis is by blood tests to measure the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and a urine test to measure albumin. [8]