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Bright’s Disease / Kidney Disease/Failure=== Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. It was characterized by edema, the presence of albumin in the urine and was frequently accompanied by high blood pressure (hypertension). Causes Of Bright's Disease * include acute fevers, cold, alcohol, and exc...
=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...
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 ...