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.
Healed circumcision results usually show a thin, slightly paler or slightly darker ring of scar tissue a short distance behind the head of the…
Many ureteral stones do pass without a procedure, and the odds depend mostly on size and position. Stones smaller than 4 mm pass on…
After urethral trauma repair, three findings should prompt a same-day call to your urology team: a fever of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, especially with…
Most people can start with their primary care clinician, who usually orders a urinalysis and, if needed, a urine culture and basic kidney blood…
Kidney damage from medicines, heavy metals or contrast dye is usually picked up with two kinds of tests: a blood test measuring creatinine, used…
A urine sample is taken before antibiotics start because antibiotics begin killing or suppressing bacteria within hours, which can leave a culture falsely negative…
Incontinence in older adults is treated in steps matched to the person's overall health, mobility and memory. Clinicians first look for reversible causes such…
After sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence, most people are walking the same day and back to light daily routines within about two weeks,…
Some over-the-counter painkillers can be used by people with kidney disease, but only after the treating team has checked them. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the…
During renal angiography, a doctor threads a thin catheter through an artery in the wrist or groin up to the kidney arteries, injects iodine…
In minimally invasive urology, the condition and the organ usually decide the technique. Endoscopic procedures work through the natural urinary channel, so they suit…
A diabetic nephropathy diet limits salt to protect blood pressure and reduce fluid buildup, keeps protein moderate rather than high to ease the kidneys'…
Tests for prostate disease usually begin with a PSA blood test and a discussion of symptoms and risk, sometimes with a physical exam. Urine…
Neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis means the nerves that tell the bladder when to hold and when to empty are…
Age by itself rarely rules out laparoscopic urology surgery in older adults. Surgical teams weigh heart function, fitness for daily activity, frailty, kidney function…
A kidney amyloidosis biopsy removes a small core of kidney tissue so a pathologist can confirm amyloid with Congo red staining and then identify…
After ESWL, the crushed stone leaves the body as sand-like grit and small fragments in the urine, usually over the following days to weeks.…
Hemolytic uremic syndrome is treated in hospital with supportive care rather than a single drug: carefully balanced intravenous fluids, close monitoring of kidney function…
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