Bladder Infection : Complications
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Complications could include:
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Recurrent urinary tract infections
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Chronic or recurrent urinary tract infection; Complicated UTI (pyelonephritis; Acute renal failure.
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Acute renal failure is sudden loss of the ability of the kidneys to excrete wastes, concentrate urine, and conserve electrolytes . ("Acute" means sudden, "renal" refers to the kidneys.)
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Acute kidney failure occurs when illness, infection, or injury damages the kidneys. Temporarily, the kidneys cannot adequately remove fluids and wastes from the body or maintain the proper level of certain kidney-regulated chemicals in the bloodstream.
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Acute kidney failure (AKF) occurs when there is a sudden reduction in kidney function that results in nitrogenous wastes accumulating in the blood (azotemia). The kidneys are the body's natural filtration system.
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Chronic urinary tract infection is a disorder involving repeated or prolonged bacterial infection of the bladder or lower urinary tract (urethra).
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Pyelonephritis is an infection of the kidney and the ducts that carry urine away from the kidney (ureters).
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Pyelonephritis is an inflammation of the kidney and upper urinary tract that usually results from noncontagious bacterial infection of the bladder ( cystitis ). Acute pyelonephritis is most common in adult females but can affect people of either sex and any age.
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