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Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)
Alternate Names : Complicated Urinary Tract Infection, Infection - Kidney, Pyelonephritis, Urinary Tract Infection - Complicated
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Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis): Symptoms & Signs
* Sometimes in the elderly, mental changes or confusion are the only signs of a urinary tract infection.
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• Definition
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis): Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis): Symptoms & Signs
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis): Prevention
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis): Diagnosis & Tests
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis): Treatment
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis): Prognosis
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis): Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Acute Kidney Failure
• AIDS
• Cancer
• Immunodeficiency Disorders
• Injury - Kidney and Ureter
• Nephrolithiasis
• Obstructive Uropathy
• Reflux Nephropathy
• Renal Papillary Necrosis
• Sepsis
• Urinary Tract Infection
• Urinary Tract Infection - Chronic or Recurrent
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal CT Scan
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Blood Culture
• Intravenous Pyelogram
• Renal Biopsy
• Renal Scan
• Urinalysis
• Urine Culture - Catheterized Specimen
• Urine Culture - Clean Catch
• Urine Odor
• Voiding Cystourethrogram
• WBC Count
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Acute
• Back Pain - Low
• Chronic
• Confusion
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Flank Pain
• Malaise
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Palpation
• Skin Blushing/Flushing
• Sweating - Excessive
• Urinary Frequency/Urgency
• Urination - Excessive at Night
• Urination - Painful
• Urine - Abnormal Color
• Urine - Bloody
• Urine Output - Decreased
Review Date : 7/30/2002
Reviewed By : Christopher Parsons, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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