Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Chronic glomerulonephritis
…urine (dark, rust-colored, or brown urine) * Foamy urine Chronic kidney failure symptoms that gradually develop may include the following: * Unintentional weight loss * Nausea and vomiting * General ill feeling (malaise) * Fatigue * Headache * Frequent hiccups * Generalized itching * Decreased urine…
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Dehydration
…to eat or drink anything while also losing fluid from vomiting, diarrhea, or fever. Symptoms * Dry or sticky mouth * Low or no urine output; concentrated urine appears dark yellow * Not producing tears * Sunken eyes * Markedly sunken fontanelles (the soft spot on the top of the head) in an infant * Lethargic…
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Rapidly progressive (crescentic) glomerulonephritis
…symptoms include the following: * Edema (swelling) * face * eyes * ankles, feet, extremities * abdomen * generalized * Dark or smoke-colored urine * Blood in the urine * Decreased urine volume Symptoms that may also appear include the following: * Fever * Myalgia (muscle aches) * Arthralgia (joint aches…
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Cholangitis
…recurrent * Sharp or cramping or dull * May radiate to the back or below the right shoulder blade * Chills * Fever * Clay-colored stools (may occur) * Darkurine (may occur) * Nausea and vomiting Exams and Tests Tests may include: * ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) * Percutaneous transhepatic…
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Renal papillary necrosis
…Symptoms * Tissue in the urine * Cloudy urine * Dark, rust-colored, or brown urine * Bloody urine * Back pain or flank pain * May be on only one side * May be acute * May be colicky or spasm-like pain Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease: * Painful urination * Urinary hesitancy *…
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Goodpasture syndrome
…causes inflammation in the glomeruli of the kidney, which causes blood in urine (hematuria), protein in the urine (proteinuria), or kidney failure. Symptoms * Bloody urine * Dark colored urine * Decreased urine output * Foamy urine * Cough with bloody sputum (coughing up blood) * Difficulty breathing after…
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Neuroblastoma
…children before age 5. The disorder occurs in approximately 1 out of 100,000 children and is slightly more common in boys. Symptoms * Pale skin * Dark circles around the eyes * Chronic fatigue, excessive tiredness lasting for weeks to months * Diarrhea * Enlarged abdomen (particularly if spread to…
