Proteinuria is too much protein in your urine. Generally, if your kidneys are physically healthy, proteins do not typically filter into your urine because of their large size.
In the circumstances of glumeruli (filters) damage in your kidney, proteins have less difficulty making it through. The protein most likely to show up in a [...]
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Your kidneys main job is to clean your blood, which is done by removal of excess fluid, minerals and wastes. Additionally, they produce hormones that keep your bones strong and your blood healthy.
Kidney failure is any occurrence in which your kidneys are no longer functioning properly. This can happen very quickly or over a [...]
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Are you experiencing a kidney stone, as well as a pain in your foot? You may be suffering from gout.
Gout is caused by deposits of uric acid, a by-product of meat. This very painful condition is uric acid crystals settling into your joints, creating:
heat
pain
redness
swelling
stiffness
For many, an initial gout sign is a painfully swollen [...]
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Chronic kidney disease is incurable, and its most common causes are diabetes and high blood pressure. In many cases, this disease attacks the kidney’s nephrons, which causes them to lose their filtering capacity. This destruction is usually done slowly and silently.
If your kidneys should stop working, your body would fill with water and waste products [...]
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A kidney infection, in technical terms pyelonephritis, is usually caused by a bacteria infection that has spread from your bladder.
If your situation is not a bladder infection migration, then sometimes a kidney infection may result from:
kidney stones
prostate enlargement
surgery on the urinary tract
the use of a catheter or an endoscope
Common symptoms alerting you to the [...]
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A kidney stone is a hard uninhibited crystallized mass, often composed of calcium and oxalate or phosphate chemical combination. These renal stones are one of the most common urinary tract disorders, notoriously passing out of your body without medical intervention.
A kidney stone moving out of the kidney and into the urinary tract is when you [...]
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