Kidney infection, kidney pain Causes, Kidney infection Symptoms Treatment
Infection of the kidney with microorganism is called as kidney infection. Kidney infection is also called as pyelonephritis. The pyelonephritis is special type of upper urinary tract infection. The infection to kidney is passed to kidney through urethra, urinary bladder and ureter.
The main function of kidney is to purify the blood, Water absorption, and maintaining biochemical levels in the body and also kidney regulates blood pressure through renin angiotensin system.
Urine is formed after filtration of blood and renal tubules helps in the absorption of different electrolytes and water. The urine formed in the kidney is passed through ureters to the urinary bladder. From urinary bladder the urine is passed out with voluntary effort through urethra.
The infected bladder favors the environment for micro organisms to ascend into upper urinary tract and causes kidney infection. The infected kidney leads to kidney pain. Bacteria are the common micro organism causes kidney infection. Sever kidney infection causes pus formation and kidney pain.
Glomerulonephritis and Pyelonephritis are the common kidney infection troubles most of people across world. Untreated kidney infection may spread the bacterial infection to blood and causes bacterial sepsis or septicemia. Chronic renal failure may occur if the disease progress occurs. Acute renal failure may also develop with this kidney infection.
Diagnosis of Kidney infection
Diagnosis of kidney infection is made by urine test. The protein urea, passing pus cells or epithelial cells in the urine, confirms the kidney infection or urinary tract infection. Antibiotics are used to treat kidney infection and analgesics to relieve kidney pain. Ultrasound scan shows any enlargement of kidney due to severe kidney infection.
Causes of kidney infection and kidney pain
The untreated lower urinary tract infection is the main cause of kidney infection. The untreated kidney infection leads to improper kidney function and even leads to kidney failure also.
- Causes of kidney pain may of different origin.
- An abdominal surgery also causes kidney infection, if proper asepsis is not maintained.
- Storage of urine in the bladder due to anatomical obstruction also causes kidney infection or urinary tract infection.
- Urinary catheterization has more risk of causing kidney infection.
- Kidney biopsy also causes kidney pain after the procedure.
- Untreated kidney infection may cause kidney pain,
- An external injury to kidney also causes kidney pain,
- Cystoscopy and other procedures to visualize the bladder may cause infection.
- Presence of kidney stones leads to kidney pain. The kidney pain may be radiating and felt in the lower back region.
Symptoms of kidney infection
- · Continued urge to urinate is the main symptom of kidney infection.
- · Burning sensation or pain while passing urine,
- · Lower abdominal pain with mild fever,
- · Urine is Cloudy in nature with strong odor with kidney disease.
- · Pus or red blood cells in your urine (hematuria)
- · Urinary retention, usually occur in older adults.
- · Nocturia, passing urine during night
- · Low Back pain, (kidney pain) or groin pain
- · Fatigue, nausea and vomiting etc are the main symptoms of kidney infection or kidney disease or urinary tract infection.
Treatment of kidney infection and kidney pain
Treatment of kidney infection is given with antibiotics.
Give plenty of water to kidney infection person.
To relieve kidney pain, analgesics are administered.
The kidney pain is very complicated and immediate diagnosis and treatment is needed with hospitalization.
Surgical treatment is needed to correct any anatomical defect in the urinary tract.
Adequate fluid and electrolyte management is a necessary treatment for kidney patients.
By srinivasa, November 27, 2010 @ 8:31 am
Dear, your mother might have urinary tract infection, as she is vulnerable. Is better to give intravenous quinolone antibiotic for five days, if not contraindicated. What type of kidney problem she have is important in prescribing medications. She should take complete bed rest and provide nutritional liquid foods.
Dr srinivasa gowda