Question 1

what is the difference between uremia and azotemia?

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AZOTEMIA is the : Early stage while uremia/ kidney failure is the end stage of kidney disease.
In the former, the condition can be caused by dehydration, medication side effect, insufficient water intake, certain medical conditions etc while the latter is caused/ contributed by uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, liver disease, extreme shock, sepsis/blood infection etc rx-. Hemodialysis and/or kidney transplant.

Question 2

what is the difference between uremia and azotemia ?

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Almost synonyms.: Both words refer to what happens when the kidneys fail to function fully and urea, creatinine, and other nitrogenous waste products build up in the blood. Uremia refers mainly to urea, so it is considered less precise. Azotemia comes from the greek root azote or nitrogen, and describes an excess of nitrogen-containing compounds in the blood.

Question 3

what is the difference between the treatments for azotemia and uremia?

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Here are some...: These 2 terms present the pattern of the beginning and ending of kidney functional impairment. Azotemia is suspected at finding elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) which indirectly suggested intake of exogenous nitrogen - protein, and appears at the time of insufficient or dysfunctional filtering of blood... , &amp; uremia occurs at the end of renal damage for which dialysis is needed. More? Ask doctor

Question 4

what are the symptoms of azotemia and uremia?

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Kidney failure: Azotemia and urimea is the same condition. it is due to kidney failure. The impurities ( urea) accumulates in the blood because kidneys cannot elliminate it. it causes gradual onset of coma, cardiac arrest and death.

Question 5

what is the difference between uremia and ammonemia?

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Here are some...: Uremia is referred to high blood urea due to poor excretion from kidneys - called renal failure, and ammonemia is referred to high blood ammonia due to liver not good enough to process it leading to hepatic comma usually related to chronic hepatitis B or C or cirrhosis of liver. More? Ask your doctors timely.

Question 6

what is the difference between uremia and hepatic encephalopathy?

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See below: Both can cause Metabolic Encephalopathies, or brain dysfunction.  Uremia due to kidney failure, hepatitis due to liver failure.  The pathways and toxicity are respectively different but the net effect on brain may be very similar.  Clinicians can easily distinguish the two entities.

Question 7

is there medicine to lower creatine levels, if so, what is it ? 45 year old female with uremia

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No: Creatinine is an indirect marker of the filtration capacity of the kidney. Uremia is present in kidney failure. Unfortunately, no medicine can specifically improve filtration of the kidney.

Question 8

are uremia and uremic syndrome the same thing?

Accepted Answer

Uremia: uremia is high blood urea.
Uremic syndrome is the constellation of symptoms that come from having too much urea in the blood.

The higher the urea the more manifestations of the syndrome you will have. Uremic frost is found only when it is very high.

Question 9

how does uremia cause fibrinous pericarditis?

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Unknown : No one knows what specific toxin(s) accumulate that can lead to uremic pericarditis - not everyone who has severe uremia will develop it.

Question 10

how can i treat uremia effectively?

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Uremia treatment: Uremia can be treated by dialysis, either peritoneal (P) dialysis or hemodialysis (H). If a patient is on P or H, having a successful kidney transplant can cure the patient's uremia and allow the patient to stop dialysis.

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