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Kidney Disease

You have two kidneys, each about the size of your fist. They are near the middle of your back, just below the rib cage. Inside each kidney there are about a million tiny structures called nephrons. They filter your blood. They remove wastes and extra water, which become urine. The urine flows through tubes called ureters. It goes to your bladder, which stores the urine until you go to the bathroom.

Most kidney diseases attack the nephrons. This damage may leave kidneys unable to remove wastes. Causes can include genetic problems, injuries, or medicines. You have a higher risk of kidney disease if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or a close family member with kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease damages the nephrons slowly over several years. Other kidney problems include:

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  1. Kidney Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... damages the nephrons slowly over several years. Other kidney problems include: Cancer Cysts Stones Infections Your doctor can do blood and urine tests ...
  2. ... or both kidneys is called pyelonephritis or a kidney infection. Ureters -- The tubes that take urine from each ... and how severe it is. MILD BLADDER AND KIDNEY INFECTIONS Most of the time, you will need to ...
  3. Urinary Tract Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    The urinary system is the body's drainage system for removing wastes and extra water. It includes two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder, and a urethra. Urinary ...
  4. ... the urinary tract, including the bladder (cystitis), kidneys (pyelonephritis), and urethra, the tube that empties urine from ... involve the bladder. It may spread to the kidneys. Symptoms of a bladder infection in children include: Blood in the urine Cloudy ...
  5. Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    Kidney infection symptoms—including pain and fever—as well as the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney infections, a type of urinary tract infection.
  6. Kidney Infection (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Urinary Tract Infections/Specifics ... Urinary Tract Infections ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  7. ... used to treat serious urinary tract infections, including kidney infections, that are caused by bacteria. Plazomicin injection is ...
  8. ... used to treat serious urinary tract infections, including kidney infections, that are caused by bacteria. Meropenem is in ... or have ever had seizures, brain lesions, or kidney disease.tell your ... a car or operate machinery until you know how this medication affects you.
  9. ... adults with certain serious urinary tract infections including kidney infections, and certain serious abdominal (stomach) infections when there ... and relebactam too soon or skip doses, your infection may not be completely treated and the bacteria may become resistant to antibiotics.
  10. ... involved (can progress to end-stage kidney disease ) Kidney infection High blood pressure Nephrotic syndrome Persistent reflux Scarring ...
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