Tag: gout , Joint pain , joints , kidney stone , kidneys , metabolic disorder , musculoskeletal , uric acid
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Acute Kidney Failure
Kidney failure means the kidneys become unable to filter the blood and remove waste and excess salt and water from body. Kidney failure can occur acutely over hours and days or develop gradually over a period. When kidney stops working abruptly, it is called acute kidney failure (injury) . When kidney function
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Weight Gain – Obesity
A person is said to be obese if s/he weighs much more for his or her height. An obese person is at risk of developing many health problems as s/he has excess body fat, which is undesirable. A special measure based on weight and height, called “body mass index,” or BMI is used to find out if a person is underweight,
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Excess Urination
Excess urination can be frequent urination (with normal total urine output) or urinating abnormally large volume of urine (usually more than 3 liter/24 hours in adults) called polyuria. It is a common problem in men and women of all ages but more common in middle age or older indiv
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Back Pain
Definition Pain felt between the nape of the neck to the buttocks, usually in the midline, can be referred as back pain. Disease and conditions affecting the bones and muscles that constitutes the spine cause back pain. It can occur anywhere along the spine but pain in lower
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Change in Urine Color
The colour of urine normally ranges from pale yellow to brownish yellow depending upon the amount of a pigment known as urochrome in the urine or the concentration of urine itself. The darker the colour of urine, the more concentrated it is. The urine is normally more concentrated afte
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease of immune system that can affect many organs in the body. Normally, the immune system produces proteins directed against infectious agents and protects us from infection. In SLE, however, your body produces antibodies that attack body’s o
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Kidney (Urinary) Stone
Urinary stones are formed anywhere in the kidneys, the tubes draining urine (ureters) or the urinary bladder. These are formed from the accumulation of substances like calcium, oxalate, cystine, or uric acid which are present in urine. If thes
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Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus (commonly called diabetes) is a chronic disease where your blood sugar levels are persistently high. There is an important hormone called insulin in our body that keeps the blood glucose level within normal range. Insulin is produced by pancreas which is a gland located behind the stomach between the
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Arthritis
Arthritis means inflammation of joints. It is a generic term that encompasses hundreds of conditions where joint inflammation causes symptoms of pain, swelling and stiffness of joints. Two most common causes of arthritis are Osteoarthritis (OA) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Arthritis ca
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Hyperuricemia
Blood uric acid level above normal range is called hyperuricemia. Uric acid is formed in the liver when body breaks down purines and is excreted by the kidneys. Purines come from diet and our body. Purine rich diets are red meat, organ meat (liver, kidney), seafood (sardines, anchovies), beer, dried beans and peas, spi
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High Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a type of fat that circulates in the blood. Your body makes some amount of cholesterol and the rest comes from the food you eat, mainly the animal products (plants do not contain cholesterol). Some amount of cholesterol is needed to build healthy cells but having high levels of cholesterol can increase t