for months, chloride in blood has been 108-111. urine showed 30 protein at er. i have cysts on rt. kidney. no one is addressing it. any advice?

Question

I have been to ER recently diagnosed with 12 mm kidney stone and blood in urine and protein in urine for years why pain when i eat meat drink pop ect?

Answer 1

Urologist: The chloride levels are elevated, are nonspecific but may indicate slight dehydration. Urine protein is borderline high, but I would be interested in knowing what a microscopic examination of your urine sediment would reveal. I recommend a consultation with a urologist to assess the renal cysts and mild proteinuria. Benign cysts of the kidneys are common and may cause microscopic blood.

Answer 2

No: Back sugery shouldn't elevate your blood pressure.

Answer 3

Unlikely: Previous back surgery should have no effect on blood pressure during pregnancy or any other time for that matter. It more likely related to pregnancy and should be discussed with the OB doctor.

Answer 4

No: Once you have had kidney stones it does raise your risk but that does not mean that you you will get them again. Drinking plenty of water and staying hydrated can help prevent kidney stones.

Answer 5

Kidney stone: Your risk of making or passing another stone is particularly related to pregnancy.

Answer 6

No: Try to avoid a high salt diet though.

Answer 7

No: Medical literature want you to cut your salt out as much as possible. Ask your obstetrician gynecologist what he feels is necessary for you...

Answer 8

High salt: 50F asks; Will the baby have higher than normal blood pressure from my high salt diet? ANS: that depends if your baby has salt sensitive high blood pressure. Experiments in rats show that a high salt diet in the mother increases BP in the pups. But this may not apply to you. Difficult to measure BP in a newborn as well.

Answer 9

Not necessarily: Generally, it is better to have a culture in order to identify the bacteria and ensure that it is sensitive to the antibiotic chosen. It is possible for non-infectious problems to cause symptoms similar to a uti. If the symptoms do not resolve after a course of antibiotics you should probably return for a urine culture prior to further treatment.

Answer 10

Depends: Usually if you are not pregnant and have classic symptoms of a urinary tract infection, then you don't need to do a urine culture. You should take a simple antibiotic for three days. If you are pregnant, however, a urine culture should be obtained prior to initiating antibiotcs. You should also have a repeat urine culture after you have finished the antibiotics to make sure the infection is gone.

Answer 11

Hopefully urinalysis: Minimum standard of care would require at least a simple dipstick urine analysis to be performed, this would be nitrite positive if bacteria were present & probably leucocyte esterase positive if white blood cells were present. Many drs do not order a urine culture for an isolated UTI with typical symtoms. It certainly reduces management costs. Some drs always get urine cultures.

Answer 12

Many causes: The most common thing is a bladder infection but there are other causes like a kidney stone (should hurt) or something in the bladder like polyps or other growths. Some bladder conditions like interstitial cystitis can bleed. See a doctor for the right diagnosis as this could be something important. Always get sharp pain checked out as well. Thats our body telling us something is not right.

for months, chloride in blood has been 108-111. urine showed 30 protein at er. i have cysts on rt. kidney. no one is addressing it. any advice?

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