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Pyelonephritis - Articles
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
by
Matt S.
Posted
Wed 07 Jan 2009 12:00am
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare but severe complication of chronic UTIs. I think of it (in simplistic terms) as a pyelonephritis so severe that it results in loss of renal function of the affected kidney as well as being a severe intra-abdominal abscess which can spread to other tissues. In fact, the disease is sometimes
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administr ...
by
Medical Quack
Posted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:23pm
of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI) and acute pyelonephritis (AP).
"The availability of this high-dose, short-course antibiotic regimen provides clinicians with an important... Therapy For Treatment Of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections And Acute Pyelonephritis
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Stem cell transplants help kidney damage
by
David Granovsky
Posted
Sun 13 Feb 2011 12:00am
“Transplanting autologous renal progenitor cells (RPCs), (kidney stem cells derived from self-donors), into rat models with kidney damage from pyelonephritis – a type..., 2011) – Transplanting autologous renal progenitor cells (RPCs), (kidney stem cells derived from self-donors), into rat models with kidney damage from pyelonephritis – a type
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Urine eosinophils
by
Matt S.
Posted
Fri 15 Aug 2008 12:00am
, the differential for positive urine eosinophils is fairly broad. In addition to AIN, they may also be seen in atheroembolic disease, parasitic infection, pyelonephritis, or Schistosoma
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A Quick Update on My Niece's Condition
by
Bo ..
Posted
Sun 30 Nov 2008 12:20pm
--- with a severe case of pyelonephritis.
It came out of the blue and skipped the "preliminary" stages---going right to the serious stage. My little niece is still, according to my sister
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CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS:
by
charakadas
Posted
Thu 07 May 2009 9:22pm
. Arteriosclerosis
Pyelonephritis
Symptoms of anaemia
Uraemia
N.S.
b) Retinopathy
1.Simple or background
micro aneurysms
Blot.hges
Exudates
Cotton wool
Tortuous veins
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What is the Resistive Index?
by
Matt S.
Posted
Thu 10 Jul 2008 12:00am
. An RI <0.8>0.9 is considered elevated.
The differential diagnosis for an elevated RI should include transplant rejection, obstruction, ATN, pyelonephritis, severe hypotension
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Nuclear Medicine Renal Imaging
by
Matt S.
Posted
Mon 07 Jul 2008 12:00am
include "renal cortical scintigraphy" (in which the radiotracer Tc-99m-DMSA is used to demonstrate acute or chronic pyelonephritis/scarring, usually in pediatric populations
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