A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection involving the kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra. These are the structures that urine passes through before being eliminated from the body. A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that affects part of the urinary tract. Most urinary tract infections are bladder infections. A bladder infection usually is not serious...

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection involving the kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra. These are the structures that urine passes through before being eliminated from the body. A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that affects part of the urinary tract. Most urinary tract infections are bladder infections. A bladder infection usually is not serious if...

Acute kidney failure is the sudden loss of your kidneys’ ability to perform their main function of eliminating excess fluid and salts (electrolytes) as well as waste material from your blood. When your kidneys lose their filtering ability, dangerous levels of fluid, electrolytes and wastes accumulate in your body. The function of the kidneys is, among other things, to get rid of the waste products...

The primary function of the kidneys is removing water and waste from the body. When your kidneys fail, you must learn to do for your body what your kidneys did for you automatically. As a renal patient, you now depend on dialysis to remove water and waste from your body. Renal function, in nephrology, is an indication of the state of the kidney and its role in renal physiology.Glomerular filtration...