Articles on kidney and urinary health: kidney function tests, stones, urinary infections and prostate symptoms, each explained with clear next steps and the signs that need prompt attention.
Bladder infections, stones, overactive bladder and bladder tumors can all cause urgency, frequency and discomfort, so doctors distinguish them by pattern rather than by…
A recurrent UTI prevention plan is built in layers: confirming that repeated symptoms really are infections with urine cultures, correcting risk factors such as…
Before a urology CT or MRI, the imaging team estimates kidney function with a blood test (eGFR), reviews your history, and weighs the diagnostic…
Urethral stricture tests usually work in stages. Uroflowmetry measures how fast urine leaves the body and flags a blockage without showing where it is.…
Urodynamic test preparation is usually simple: your care team first checks a urine sample for infection, because the study is typically postponed until any…
A pacemaker is not usually an absolute barrier to ESWL. Most modern devices can tolerate shock wave lithotripsy if the cardiac team checks the…
Circumcision is usually considered for phimosis only after simpler steps have been tried or when there is a clear medical reason. Those reasons include…
Prostatitis with fever usually points to acute bacterial prostatitis, an infection of the prostate gland that can spread into the bloodstream, form an abscess,…
After robotic prostatectomy, a urinary catheter protects the new join between bladder and urethra while it heals and is usually removed at a clinic…
After urethral stricture surgery (urethroplasty), most people go home with a urinary catheter that stays in for roughly one to three weeks, depending on…
Hypospadias repair is usually done in infancy, commonly between about 6 and 18 months of age, and in some cases up to around age…
Preparing for hemodialysis usually means having a vascular access created weeks to months before treatment begins. The preferred access, an arteriovenous fistula, is made…
Pink or light red urine is common for several days after ureteroscopy, and blood-tinged urine often continues for as long as a ureteral stent…
Kidney toxicity treatment rests on three moves: identify and stop the medicine, contrast agent or chemical that is injuring the kidneys, support the body…
Some blood in the urine is common in the first day or two after a kidney biopsy, and it usually fades on its own.…
Polycystic kidney disease monitoring tests usually combine blood tests for estimated kidney function (eGFR and creatinine), urine tests for protein and blood, regular blood…
Orchiopexy, the operation that moves an undescended testicle into the scrotum and secures it there, is generally recommended when a testicle has not come…
Guidelines for stress urinary incontinence recommend starting with supervised pelvic floor muscle training for at least three months, alongside attention to weight, fluids, caffeine…
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