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Testamedica's Kidney Scan 2 Test
House of Nutrition — One Step Home Scan Description: One Step Home Scan Because Good Health Begins at Home This test is used to detect the presence of protein in a person's urine. Protein is a large molecule and is normally not excreted into the kidney. When protein ...More…
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Urinary-tract-infection-children
NHS Direct — When we digest food waste products are left behind in our blood and are removed by either the liver or the kidneys. The most important waste product removed by the kidneys is called urea, which is largely made up of nitrogen. Urea is mixed with ...More…
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Kidney-transplant
NHS Direct — Information on Kidney transplant from NHS Choices including why, when and how it should be performed and with links to other useful resources Tony talks about his recovery from a kidney transplant and his goal of climbing Mount Everest. A kidney ...More…
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Kidney-stones
NHS Direct — Information on Kidney stones from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Your kidneys process a huge volume of fluids and chemicals. Simple lifestyle changes can help to ...More…
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Kidney-failure
NHS Direct — Information on Kidney failure from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources After one month on the transplant list, Kalwant was lucky enough to receive a new kidney and ...More…
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Hydronephrosis
NHS Direct — Information on Hydronephrosis from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources The kidneys filter out waste products from the blood and turn them into urine. Urine passes from ...More…
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Glomerulonephritis
NHS Direct — Information on Glomerulonephritis from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Kidneys are vital to our health but many of us don't know what they do or where they're ...More…
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Diabetes-type2
NHS Direct — Diabetes affects two million people in England and Wales. It is also thought that there are a further 750,000 people who have the condition but are unaware of it. However, in diabetes, because there is either not enough insulin, or because there ...More…
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Kidney-disease-chronic
NHS Direct — Information on chronic kidney disease from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Kidney specialist nurse Nicola Thomas talks about the five stages of chronic kidney disease ...More…
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Cancer-of-the-kidney
NHS Direct — Information on Cancer of the kidney from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs that sit on either side of the body, just underneath ...More…
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Autosomal-recessive-polycystic-kidney-disease
NHS Direct — Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a genetic condition. It damages the kidneys by causing cysts to grow in them. Both kidneys are affected. Genetic conditions are inherited, which means they run in the family. ARPKD can ...More…