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Complications Overview Articles

Kidney infection (pyelonephritis)
Recurrence of pyelonephritis; Perinephric abscess (infection around the kidney; Sepsis; Acute renal failure.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 25, 2006

Specific Complications Articles

Acute kidney failure
Acute (sudden) kidney failure is the sudden loss of the ability of the kidneys to remove waste and concentrate urine without losing electrolytes.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 3, 2006
Acute Kidney Failure
Acute kidney failure occurs when illness, infection, or injury damages the kidneys. Temporarily, the kidneys cannot adequately remove fluids and wastes from the body or maintain the proper level of certain kidney-regulated chemicals in the bloodstream.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Acute Kidney Failure
Acute kidney failure (AKF) occurs when there is a sudden reduction in kidney function that results in nitrogenous wastes accumulating in the blood (azotemia). The kidneys are the body's natural filtration system.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Pyelonephritis
Pyelonephritis is an inflammation of the kidney and upper urinary tract that usually results from noncontagious bacterial infection of the bladder ( cystitis ). Acute pyelonephritis is most common in adult females but can affect people of either sex and any age.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Sepsis
Sepsis is a severe illness caused by overwhelming infection of the bloodstream by toxin-producing bacteria.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 8, 2006
Sepsis
Sepsis refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. This is a very broad term covering the presence of many types of microscopic diseasecausing organisms.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Infection and Sepsis
Infection is characterized by an inflammatory response to the presence of microorganisms in the body. This response may include fever , chills, redness, swelling, pus formation and other responses.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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