Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis: Introduction

Pyelonephritis: Pyelonephritis is a kidney infection, usually from bacteria that spread from the bladder. (Source: excerpt from Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) in Adults: NIDDK) ... more about Pyelonephritis.

Pyelonephritis: Kidney and ureter infection usually bacterial from the bladder. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pyelonephritis is available below.

Symptoms of Pyelonephritis

• Back pain
• Side pain
• Groin pain
• Loin pain
• Urinary urgency
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 19 symptoms of Pyelonephritis

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Pyelonephritis:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• more tests...»

Pyelonephritis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Pyelonephritis:

• Chronic pyelonephritis
• Kidney scarring (see Kidney symptoms)
• Permanent kidney damage (see Kidney symptoms)
• Kidney disease
• Kidney failure (type of Kidney disease)
• Septicemia
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Pyelonephritis

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Pyelonephritis

• Urine tests
• X-rays
• more tests...»

Read more about tests for Pyelonephritis

Wrongly Diagnosed with Pyelonephritis?

• Misdiagnosis of Pyelonephritis
• Failure to diagnose Pyelonephritis
• Hidden causes of Pyelonephritis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Pyelonephritis:

• Urinary Care & Incontinence
• Bladder
• more product offers...»

Pyelonephritis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Urinary & Bladder Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Incontinence -- Undiagnosed
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Interstitial Cystitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Prostate Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Pyelonephritis

Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or other causes of pelvic pain. This condition can cause chronic pelvic pain or symptoms of urinary incontinence, similar to overactive bladder. Millions of patients may be misdiagnosed - an estimated third of the 9 million women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) or 4.5 million of the 17 million women with overactive bladder syndrome do not respond well to treatment, and may have interstitial cystitis rather than their given diagnosis. In other words, about 6 million US women may have misdiagnosed interstitial cystitis. See interstitial cystitis or overactive bladder, or incontinence....read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
  • Urology (Urinary Specialists)
  • Urological Surgery (Urinary Surgeons)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- State Directory
• Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
  • Nephrology (Kidney Health)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Health)
  • Urology (Urinary/Bladder)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Local Directory
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Pyelonephritis

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Pyelonephritis:

• Kidney Dialysis Centers -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Ratings and Reports
• Kidney Health (Nephrology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Pyelonephritis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Causes of Pyelonephritis

• Urinary tract infection
• E. coli urinary tract infection
• Bladder infection
• Urinary catheter procedure
• Pregnancy - makes a urinary infection more likely to cause a kidney infection
• more causes...»

See full list of 22 causes of Pyelonephritis

More information about causes of Pyelonephritis:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Pyelonephritis (2 listings)
• Underlying causes of Pyelonephritis
• Pyelonephritis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Pyelonephritis as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Pyelonephritis

Treatments for Pyelonephritis

• Antibiotics
• Intravenous antibiotics
• Surgery for any urinary abnormality
• Bed rest
• Fluids
• more treatments...»

See full list of 7 treatments for Pyelonephritis

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Patient Surveys for Pyelonephritis

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Prognosis for Pyelonephritis

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Reseach about Pyelonephritis

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Clinical Trials for Pyelonephritis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Pyelonephritis include:

• Treatment of Acute Pyelonephritis With Gram Negative Strains in Infants and Children Less Than 3 Years Old - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Contrast-Enhanced US of Spleen, Liver and Kidney - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Comparison of the Effectiveness and Safety of Levofloxacin to That of Ciprofloxacin in Treating Complicated Urinary Tract Infection and Acute Pyelonephritis. - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - levofloxacin
• Doripenem in the Treatment of Complicated Lower Urinary Tract Infection or Pyelonephritis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - doripenum
• Doripenem in the Treatment of Complicated Lower Urinary Tract Infection or Pyelonephritis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - doripenum
• more trials...»

See full list of 15 Clinical Trials for Pyelonephritis

Statistics for Pyelonephritis

• Medical statistics for Pyelonephritis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Pyelonephritis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Pyelonephritis
• Society statistics for Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis: Broader Related Topics

• Urinary tract infections
• Kidney conditions
• Acute urinary conditions
• Nephritis
• more types...»

Types of Pyelonephritis

Stories from Users Related to Pyelonephritis

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Article Excerpts about Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis is a kidney infection, usually from bacteria that spread from the bladder. (Source: excerpt from Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) in Adults: NIDDK)

Definitions of Pyelonephritis:

Inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection - (Source - WordNet 2.1)