Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The specific action on the kidneys is not understood completely, but may be due partly to nephrotoxic metabolites of myoglobin. The most devastating systemic effects can occur when the crushing pressure is suddenly released, without proper preparation of the patient, causing reperfusion syndrome. In addition to tissue directly suffering the ...
Kidney disease results from kidney damage and subsequent decline in kidney function. ... Anything that damages the kidneys can adversely affect any of these important functions and potentially ...
[3] [5] Some of the muscle breakdown products, such as the protein myoglobin, are harmful to the kidneys and can cause acute kidney injury. [7] [3] The muscle damage is most usually caused by a crush injury, strenuous exercise, medications, or a substance use disorder. [3]
Blunt injuries to the kidney from helmets, shoulder pads, and knees are described in football, [1] and in soccer, martial arts, [2] and all-terrain vehicle crashes. A literature review of peer-reviewed articles in May 2009 demonstrated that urogenital injuries are uncommon in team and individual sports, and that most of them are low-grade injuries, cycling being the most commonly associated ...
Suffered several broken bones, severe damage to his nose and eye, lung and kidney damage, and a nearly severed right arm [1] [6] Nicholas Alkemade: 18,000 5,500 [1] 1944 British Royal Air Force rear gunner survived a fall with only some bruising and a twisted knee. Landed in deep snow drift in a pine forest near Berlin.
Kidney failure, also known as renal failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. [2]
The kidneys may also be injured; they are somewhat but not completely protected by the ribs. [6] Kidney lacerations and contusions may also occur. [13] Kidney injury, a common finding in children with blunt abdominal trauma, may be associated with bloody urine. [13] Kidney lacerations may be associated with urinoma or leakage of urine into the ...
In more extreme cases, experts said, holding pee can cause urine to back up into the kidneys, which can lead to infections, kidney damage or hydronephrosis. The latter is a condition in which the ...