FOR practical purposes the available antibiotics may be divided with respect to their absorption and excretion into two major groups: those that are absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and ...

Acute kidney injury is common among neonates with critical cardiac disease. Risk factors and associations with kidney‐related outcomes are heterogeneous and distinct from other neonates. As survival ...

Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, MA (S.E.C., A.V.). Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of ...

Amelia Ti is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) based in NYC. She completed her Bachelor's in Nutrition & Dietetics at NYU and Master's in ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) refers to gradual kidney damage that reduces the kidneys’ ability to filter blood. CKD progresses through stages 1 to 5. Stage 4 CKD is the final stage before ...

Dark amber, brown, or red-tinted urine may be a symptom of kidney failure. You should contact your doctor if you notice persistent changes in the color of your urine. An increase in proteins ...

Kidney cancer-- also called renal cell cancer-- is a disease in which kidney cells become malignant (cancerous) and grow out of control, forming a tumor. Almost all kidney cancers first appear in ...

Having creatinine levels in your blood above 1.2 mg/dL for males and 1.0 mg/dL for females may indicate a potential issue with your kidneys, such as an infection or kidney disease. Creatinine is a ...

Knowing the difference between kidney pain vs. back pain can be difficult because problems with the kidneys may cause dull or sharp pains on the side or along the back. The location of the discomfort, ...