Other renal conditions

Acute kidney injury (AKI) – the basics  This article is largely written for health professionals. We will now describe the basics of AKI and its management. Overview Acute kidney injury (AKI) can be defined as a rapid loss of renal function over hours or days. AKI is a very common medical condition affecting 20% of emergency hospital […]

10 kidney cancer facts Here are ten facts about kidney cancer. 1. Kidney cancer – includes cancers of the outer kidney (90%; cortex and medulla), inner kidney (5%; pelvis, drainage system) and the ureter (5%). Most outer kidney cancers are adenocarcinomas (or renal cell carcinomas, RCCs). Most inner kidney and ureter cancers are transitional cell

These are the blood, urine and x-ray tests that should be done for most patients with mores severe AKI. Blood tests Full blood count (FBC) Haemoglobin (Hb; red cells). The normal range of Hb = 130-170 g/L (men), 110-150 g/L (women). A low Hb (called anaemia) is a feature of more severe AKI. White cells

To one extent or another, all the body’s organs are interdependent. The function of one organ relies to at least some degree on the ability of all the other organs do their jobs. This interdependency is particularly striking between the heart and the kidneys. How heart and kidney anatomy are connected This interdependency is shown