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MALAISE
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| A feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness, an “out-of-sorts” feeling, often the first indication of an infection or other disease. |
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PRURITIUS
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| Pruritus is an itch or a sensation that makes a person want to scratch. |
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JAUNDICE
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| Jaundice is a yellow color in the skin, mucus membranes, or eyes. The yellow pigment is from bilirubin, a byproduct of old red blood cells. Jaundice is also a symptom of other disorders. |
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BILIRUBIN
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Total and direct bilirubin are usually measured to screen for or to monitor liver or gallbladder problems. Large amounts of bilirubin in the body can lead to jaundice.
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(RENAL DAMAGE - NEPHROTOXICITY)
SERUM CREATININE |
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Measuring serum creatinine is a useful and inexpensive method of evaluating renal dysfunction.
Renal dysfunction diminishes the ability to filter creatinine and the serum creatinine rises. |
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(RENAL DAMAGE - NEPHROTOXICITY)
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN |
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A blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test measures the amount of nitrogen in your blood that comes from the waste product urea. Urea is made when protein is broken down in your body. Urea is made in the liver [image] and passed out of your body in the urine. |
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(RENAL DAMAGE - NEPHROTOXICITY)
ANURIA |
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Anuria is the unsuccess of the kidneys to eliminate urine. |
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(RENAL DAMAGE - NEPHROTOXICITY)
OLGURIA |
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Oliguria is the low output of urine, It is clinically classified as an output below 400 ml/day. |
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(RENAL DAMAGE - NEPHROTOXICITY)
HEMATURIA |
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| In medicine, hematuria, or haematuria, is the presence of red blood cells ( erythrocytes) in the urine. |
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(RENAL DAMAGE - NEPHROTOXICITY)
CRYSTALLURIA |
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REFERS TO CRYSTALS FOUND IN THE URINE. lEADS TO THE FORMATION OF STONES. |
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(RENAL DAMAGE - NEPHROTOXICITY)
ALBUMINURIA |
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ALBUMIN IS PRESSENT URINE. ALBUMIN IS A MAJOR COPONENT OF OSMOTIC PRESSURE IN THE BLOOD. iT IS BAD IF KIDNEYS ARE LEAKING OUT ALBUMIN IN URINE. |
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(RENAL DAMAGE - NEPHROTOXICITY)
GLUCOSURIA |
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| SUGAR IN URINE. KIDNEYS ARE SUPPOST TO RECLAIM SUGAR AND NOT LET IT PASS THROUGH URINE. |
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| Syncope (SIN'ko-pe) is temporary loss of consciousness and posture, described as "fainting" or "passing out." It's usually related to temporary insufficient blood flow to the brain. |
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| Postural Hypertension is a medical condition where blood pressure falls rapidly after the body changes position most commonly occurring after standing up after sitting for long periods of time. It is also known as orthostatic hypertension or postural hypotension. |
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| Aplastic anemia is a condition that occurs when your body stops producing enough new blood cells. Aplastic anemia leaves you feeling fatigued and at higher risk of infections and uncontrolled bleeding. |
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| Thrombocytopenia is the medical term for a low blood platelet count. Platelets (thrombocytes) are colorless blood cells that play an important role in blood clotting. Platelets stop blood loss by clumping and forming plugs in blood vessel holes. |
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HEH-nawk SHURN-line PUR-puh-ruh) is a type of vasculitis, a group of disorders that cause blood vessel inflammation. In Henoch-Schonlein purpura, this inflammation causes bleeding in the small blood vessels (capillaries) in your skin, joints, intestines and kidneys. The main symptom is a purplish rash, typically on the lower legs and buttocks. Henoch-Schonlein purpura also often causes abdominal pain and aching joints, and in some people, kidney problems. |
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| Petechiae result when these capillaries bleed (hemorrhage), leaking blood into the skin. Petechiae may result from abnormalities in the blood-clotting mechanism or in the cells that help your blood to clot (platelets), resulting in low platelet counts (thrombocytopenia). |
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| A low white blood cell count, or leukopenia, is a decrease in disease-fighting cells (leukocytes) circulating in your blood. |
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| In agranulocytosis, the concentration of granulocytes (a major class of white blood cells that includes neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils) drops below 100 cells/mm³ of blood, which is less than 5% of the normal value. |
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Physical symptoms, including tremor, slurred speech, akathisia, dystonia, anxiety, distress, paranoia, and bradyphrenia, that are primarily associated with improper dosing of or unusual reactions to neuroleptic (anti-psychotic) medications.
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A condition in which there is a constant succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of flexion, extension, pronation, and supination of the fingers ...
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Chorea is an irregular, rapid, uncontrolled, involuntary, excessive movement that seems to move randomly from one part of the body to ...
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| In dystonia, muscles contract involuntarily — causing an uncontrollable twisting of the affected body part. Symptoms can be mild or severe, and may interfere with the performance of many day-to-day tasks. |
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| Vertigo is a feeling that you or your surroundings are moving when there is no actual movement. |
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