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What is uremia?

Significant decrease in kidney function. Causes include repeated damage from infections, diabetes, high blood pressure, and autoimmunity (the body's immune system attacking itself).

Symptoms of uremia

  • Swelling of any body part

  • Loss of appetite

  • Fatigue

  • Easily fatigued

  • Decrease in urine volume

  • Swollen legs / fluid retention in the legs

  • Headache

  • Feeling breathless

Questions your doctor may ask to check for uremia

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose uremia

  • Do you have any swelling in any part of your body?

  • Do you have less or no appetite, therefore eat less food?

  • Do you feel fatigued?

  • Do you get tired easily?

  • Are you passing less urine?

Treatment for uremia

Main treatment involves replacing the kidney's "filtering" function, either artificially through dialysis or with a kidney transplant. Meanwhile, specialists may prescribe medications to control symptoms like itching and water retention.

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References

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    https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra071313

  • Cozzolino M, Ciceri P. Ectopic Calcification in Uremia: Where Do We Stand? Blood Purif. 2020;49(6):641-642. doi: 10.1159/000506178. Epub 2020 Feb 19. PMID: 32074605.

    https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/506178

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  • Mischak H, Massy ZA, Jankowski J. Proteomics in uremia and renal disease. Semin Dial. 2009 Jul-Aug;22(4):409-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2009.00591.x. PMID: 19708992.

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  • Teschan PE. On the pathogenesis of uremia. Am J Med. 1970 Jun;48(6):671-7. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(70)80001-8. PMID: 4911880.

    https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(70)80001-8/pdf

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Reviewed By:

Yoshinori Abe

Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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