Not Signed In -
Kidney Diseases |
Nephritis; Pyelonephritis; Renal Disease |
Pyelonephritis is an ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pyelum (pelvis) of the kidney (nephros in Greek). If the infection is severe, the term "urosepsis" is used interchangeably. It requires antibiotics as therapy. It is a form of nephritis. Pathology Acute pyelonephritis is an exudative purulent localized inflammation of kidney and renal pelvis. The renal parenchyma presents in the interstitium abscesses (suppurative necrosis), consisting in purulent exudate (pus): ...
Wikipedia - [full article]
Resources
- 10 Symptoms of Kidney Disease (Life Options Rehabilitation Program)
- 24-Hour Urine Collection (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
Kidney Diseases News Headlines
- NxStage Recognizes World Kidney Day And National Kidney Month
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Triptolide: A Potential Drug For Polycystic Kidney Disease
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Triptolide: A Potential Drug For Polycystic Kidney Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Freezing Kidney Tumors Effective And Less Expensive Than Laparoscopy
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Researchers Develop Simple Model And Questionnaire For Predicting Chronic Kidney Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- No superior way to treat kidney stones
The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:31 EST
- Kidney Disease Up 16% in U.S.
WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- CDC: Kidney Disease Up 16% in U.S.
WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- New Pharmaceutical Drug That Halts Progress Of Metastatic Kidney Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Surgery, Shock Waves Both Effective For Removing Kidney Stones
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- 'Freezing' Kidney Tumors Nonsurgically Is Effective, Safe And Less Expensive Than Laparoscopic Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- American Association Of Kidney Patients Develops Nutrition Electronic Newsletter
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- A screen for chronic kidney disease
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:08 EST
- CDC: Kidney Disease Up in U.S.
MedicineNet - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- New Pharmaceutical Drug Halts Progress Of Metastatic Kidney Cancer
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Many hide autoimmune diseases like lupus
The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:26 EST
- Claims Of Smith's Lupus Not Surprising Says Autoimmune Diseases Association
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Algorithm improves kidney transplant rate
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:01 EST
- More Than 300 Medicines Now In Development To Treat Rare Diseases
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- NIDDK Welcomes Seven New Members to Advisory Council- February 20, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:54 EST
- Kidney patients often use high-risk drugs and herbs
Reuters - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:59 EST
- Kidney patients often use high-risk drugs and herbs
Reuters - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:59 EST
- Wife's to give kidney on Valentine's Day
MSNBC - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:48 EST
- Emory Algorithm Improves Kidney Transplant Chances For Sensitized Patients
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- STD's More Common than Thought
ABC News - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:55 EST
- Model For Predicting Survival In Liver Patients Has Many Applications But Refining Will Continue
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Review of 1918 Pandemic Flu Studies Offers More Questions than Answers - February 28, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:18 EST
- Cells In The Lung Clear The Air To Prevent Lung Damage
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- New Insight Into Brain Disorders
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Cells In The Lung Clear The Air To Prevent Lung Damage
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- In Kidney Disease Patients, Low Blood Pressure Increases Stroke Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Use Of Some Antioxidant Supplements May Increase Mortality Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- National Foundation For Infectious Diseases Urges Increased Influenza Vaccination Rates For Persons With Diabetes
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Enzyme Finding Sheds Light On How Memories Are Made And What Goes Wrong In Brain Disorders
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- New Procedure To Differentiate Human Embryonic Stem Cells Developped By UT-Houston Scientists
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Researching The Genetic And Environmental Causes Behind Deadly And Disabling Diseases
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Why Do Humans And Primates Get More Stress-related Diseases Than Other Animals?
ScienceDaily - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Many with lupus, arthritis feel unattractive
The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:44 EST
- Cases: A Mystery Ailment, but Not for the Right Doctor
New York Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:05 EST
- Discovery Of Chemical Profiles For Infectious Diarrhea
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Yale Researchers Named Ellison Foundation Senior Scholars In Aging
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- FDA May Approve Cattle Drug Which Could Lead To Drug Resistant Superbugs
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Further Study Of Past Pandemics Key To Preparedness, Experts Say
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Anti-oxidants of no benefit in prolonging life: Study
The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:32 EST
- Discovery Of Chemical Profiles For Infectious Diarrhea
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- One billion poor suffer from neglected diseases: WHO
Reuters - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:36 EST
- One billion poor suffer from neglected diseases: WHO
Reuters - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:36 EST
- Medicalizing People -- and Mongering Diseases
ABC News - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:32 EST
- Windows effective to reduce TB germs
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:27 EST
- Device aids older men with leaky bladder
Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:34 EST
- Model For Predicting Survival In Liver Patients Has Many Applications But Could Be Refined Further
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- To Prevent Transmission Of TB Just Opoen Windows
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Self-management In Bronchiectasis
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- New Light on the Fight against T.B.
The Earth Times - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:46 EST
- Expert Medical And Dental Panel Affirm Link Between Oral Health And Overall Well-Being
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Neutrophils Need Glucose-6-Phosphatase-Beta
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- MRI dyes tied to rare skin disease
MSNBC - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:38 EST
- New, Once-a-Day Fixed-Dose Combination Against Malaria Now Available
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- 2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed And Publicly Accessible
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Pan-European Guidelines On The Treatment Of Diabetes, Cardiovascular And Valvular Heart Diseases Published
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Diabetes linked to increase in kidney stones
Reuters - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:02 EST
- Diabetes linked to increase in kidney stones
Reuters - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:02 EST
- Scientists Use Nanoparticle To Discover Disease-causing Proteins
ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Review Of 1918 Pandemic Flu Studies Offers More Questions Than Answers
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Number Of New Diabetes-related Kidney Failure Patients More Than Doubles In 10 Years
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Two Studies Of Adult Male Circumcision To Prevent HIV
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Possible Relationship Between Myopathies And Coeliac Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Conventional Wisdom On Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis May Be Overturned By New Research
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Common Cold May Send Some Young Children To The Hospital
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- African Scientists To Train In Latest Drug Discovery Techniques At Emory University
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- 'Project 3000,' A Recipe For Hope Through Genetic Research
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Fosrenol Launches In UK Today - New Option To Control Phosphate Levels And Lower Pill Burden For Patients With Kidney Disease And Dialysis
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Pfizer's Sutent Receives FDA Approval To Include New First-Line Advanced Kidney Cancer Data In Label
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Wealthy Nations Launch Vaccine Purchase Plan For Diseases Such As HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Breakthrough Could Lead To Revolutionary Advances In The Fight Against Neurodegenerative Diseases
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Smart Enough To Make Ourselves Sick
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Common Cold May Send Some Young Children To The Hospital; Those With Asthma Most At Risk
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- FDA wants ADHD drugs to carry patient advisory guides on risks
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:26 EST
- Kaiser Permanente Study Hopes to Find Factors Behind a Range of Diseases
MedicineNet - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Molecular Testing Provides Useful Information In Caring For Those With Genetic Retinal Diseases
ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Kidney disease raises hip fracture risk in women
Reuters - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:27 EST
- G7 Nations Plan To Adopt Vaccine Purchase Plan For Diseases Such As HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Nicotine: The Link Between Cigarette Smoking And Kidney Disease Progression?
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- Dengue fever outbreak in Paraguay
MSNBC - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:19 EST
- MUSC Helps Turn Guidelines Into Lifelines
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- ARVO Annual Meeting 2007 Draws Spotlight On Aging Eye
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Researchers Develop Resin Beads That Capture Mad Cow Disease Agent From Blood
ScienceDaily - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New PSA Campaign Encourages Three-Step Plan To Fight Flu
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Collaboration To Find Chlamydia Vaccine
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Possible Relationship Between Myopathies And Celiac Disease
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Bringing The Curative Power Of Stem Cell Transplants To More Patients - How A New Mouse Model Shows The Way
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- 'Microsieve' Device Promises To Speed Up Separation, Sorting Of Proteins
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- 2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed And Publicly Accessible
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- SeqWright Selected By USDA For Sequencing Of Influenza Genomes
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Bacteria Research Offers Hope For New Vaccine Against Meningococci
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Genetic tests help eye disease diagnosis
The Earth Times - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:21 EST
- New Research May Overturn Conventional Wisdom On Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- MIT 'microsieve' Could Aid Study Of Diseases
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Study Of Diabetes And Race Reveals The Imperfect Science Of Defining Ethnic Groups
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- 2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed and Publicly Accessible - February 21, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
email this page
print this page
bookmark this page
feedback on this page
