Keeping blood pressure under control is critical. For patients who have been unable to successfully maintain that control, there is a new, cutting-edge surgical procedure available at The Heart Center ...

A poorly positioned menstrual cup to capture monthly blood flow may lead to more serious complications than leakage alone, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a young woman ...

Acute renal failure is caused by damage to the kidneys, which can occur as a result of blood loss, toxins, or physical damage to the kidneys. Acute renal failure occurs rapidly, causing generalized ...

In its early stages, kidney disease may not cause any symptoms or signs. However, as it progresses, it can cause symptoms such as itchy skin, pruritus, and a rash. Around 35.5 million adults in ...

Urine microscopy was used to separate infected and uninfected primary school pupils, after which they participated in an ultrasound examination for ... subjects were bladder wall pathologies (77.3%), ...

17 Imaging studies are usually done to rule out urinary tract obstruction and assess kidney morphology and size. Point of care ultrasound has been shown to accurately detect hydronephrosis, evaluate ...

The consumption of energy drinks can contribute to the formation of kidney stones—as can many other foods and beverages. What makes energy drinks distinct is that they contain an especially high ...

such as hydronephrosis, pyelonephrosis, renal and ureteral calculi, and benign and malignant neoplasms. It may sometimes be an incidental finding. Diagnostic options include MRI, CT urography, ...

Anyone who's ever had a kidney stone will tell you there's nothing else like the mind-numbing, excruciating pain. Sometimes a patient will have a single stone and then never have a recurrence. Other ...