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=Renal (Kidney) Failure= Renal failure, also known as kidney failure or renal insufficiency , is a medical condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter waste products from the blood .The two main forms are acute kidney injury , which is often reversible with adequate treatment, and chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is often not reversible. In both cases, there is usually an underl...
Hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries, which are the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body. As the heart beats, it forces blood through the arteries to deliver nutrients and oxygen to the rest of the body. The strength of the blood pushing against the artery walls is blood pressure, which is measured in units called millimeters of mercury...
Uremia is a raised level in the blood of urea and other nitrogenous waste compounds that are normally eliminated by the kidneys. It develops in parallel with deterioration of renal (kidney) function. Uremia is a major symptom of renal failure. * The term uremia , which l iterally means urine in the blood , was first used by Piorry to describe the clinical condition associated with renal failure...
See also: Uremia Uremia: a raised level in the blood of urea and other nitrogenous waist compounds that are normally eliminated by the kidneys. * Urea is normally one of the primary components of urine. * The literal meaning of uremia is “urine in the blood,” and the condition develops most commonly in the setting of chronic and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), but may also occur as a result of ...