Discover the critical indicators medical professionals use to detect kidney damage early, from blood tests and urine analysis to physical signs ...

Persistent, microscopic blood in urine associated with increased risk of kidney disease Date: August 17, 2011 Source: JAMA and Archives Journals Summary: Adolescents and young adults who had ...

Microscopic hematuria, a common incidental finding in urinalysis, may be a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Scientists have discovered nano-sized 'shuttles,' which transport a damaging enzyme outside of the kidney cells in order for it to begin the scarring process on the surface. The new research was ...

On microscopic examination, epithelioid cells with enlarged vesicular nuclei and prominent nucleoli (nuclear atypia) were present in all, and constituted at least 80% of the tumor.

Urinalysis is an examination of the urine that investigates the physical, chemical and microscopic characteristics of the urine, which is useful to in the diagnosis of various health conditions.

We review the pathophysiological characteristics and management of acute kidney injury associated with rhabdomyolysis. There are eight commonly reported categories of rhabdomyolysis (Table 1).

A study in <I>JAMA</I> says that adolescents and young adults who had persistent, microscopic blood in their urine (hematuria) were more likely to develop end-stage renal disease ...

Kidney disease, which is a common complication of HIV infection and its treatment, may shorten the lifespan of patients. 4,9,10 Soon after the index cases of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ...

Adolescents and young adults who had persistent, microscopic blood in their urine (hematuria) were more likely to develop end-stage renal disease over a follow-up period of about 20 years ...