Acute interstitial nephritis

Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is a disease of the kidney and is an important cause of acute renal failure. The kidneys act as a 'waste filter' of the body, e

Acute Nephritic Syndrome (Glomerulonephritis - acute; Acute glomerulonephritis; Nephritis syndrome - acute)

Acute Nephritic Syndrome is a group of disorders that cause inflammation of the internal kidney structures (specifically, the glomeruli).

Amyloid Nephropathy

Amyloidosis is a systemic disease that may affect the glomeruli of the kidneys. Amyloidosis itself is a disorder of protein metabolism characterised by the widespread deposition of abnormal protein st

Amyloidosis

Amyloidosis refers to a group of disease where there is abnormal deposition of an insoluble protein in various body tissues and organs. Excessive deposition of amyloid may lead to serious changes in o

Analgesic Nephropathy (Phenacetin nephritis)

Analgesic Nephropathy is a condition resulting from damage to the kidney caused by overexposure to mixtures of medications, especially over-the-counter pain medication.

Balkan Nephropathy

Balkan Nephropathy is a disease of the kidneys.

Bladder Cancer (Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder)

[[Anim 259]] Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder is a rarer type of bladder cancer. The majority of bladder cancers are transitional cell carcinomas that arise in the urinary tract epithelium and c

Bladder Cancer (Transitional cell carcinoma of the Bladder)

[[Anim 259]] A type of bladder cancer is Transitional cell carcinoma of the Bladder. The bladder functions as a waste storage system for urine. Urine is produced by the kidneys as they filter the

Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS)

Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS), or allergic granulomatous angiitis, is a rare disease that affects small to medium-sized arteries and veins. It is a disease affecting multiple body sites and charact

Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (insulin dependent, juvenile onset)

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Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic syndrome defined by an inability to prod

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (non-insulin dependent, mature age onset)

[[Anim 14]] Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic metabolic syndrome defined by resistance to the hormone

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Epididymitis and Orchitis (epididymo-orchitis)

Epididymitis and Orchitis is a condition affecting the testis and epididymus (a long structure on the posterior surface of the testes, that stores and matures sperm before if is expelled through the d

Genitourinary Tuberculosis (GUTB)

Genitourinary Tuberculosis is a disease of the genitourinary system. This includes the entire urinary tract and reproductive system. This is an extrapulmonary form of tub

Glomerulonephritis (GN)

Glomerulonephritis is a general term for a group of disroders in which there is bilateral, symmetrical immunologically mediated injury to the glomerulus. A renal glomerulus consists of a cap

Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS)

Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome is a disorder marked by kidney failure, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopaenia (platelet deficiency), coagulation defects, and variable nervo

Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) otherwise known as anaphylactoid purpura is a blood vessel disease characterised by inflammation of the vessels, or vasculitis. Inflammation of the blood vessels (vas

Hypercalcaemic Nephropathy

Hypercalcaemic nephropathy involves the kidney and urinary tract, and also encompasses kidney damage related to excessive amounts of calcium in the blood.

Hypertensive Nephropathy

Hypertensive Nephropathy is a disease of the kidneys. The vasculature of the kidneys is damaged with an increase in blood pressure (high blood pressure).

Hyperuricaemic Nephropathy (Gout, Purines and Interstitial Nephritis)

Hyperuricaemic Nephropathy is a disease of the kidneys. There are three forms of renal disease associated with hyperuricaemia: 1. Chronic hyperuricaemic nephropathy. 2. Acute hyperuricaemic nep

Inherited Vitamin D Disorders

Inherited Vitamin D Disorders affect the kidneys. Namely the renal tubules. There are three forms of inherited Vitamin D disorder. These include vitamin D-resistant rickets, Type I vitamin D-depend

Interstitial cystitis

Interstitial cystitis is a bladder condition which mostly affects older women. Symptoms may include lower abdominal or pelvic pain, urina

Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell Carcinoma)

The kidneys are paired organs in the abdomen of the human body. They filter the blood to remove toxins, waste chemicals and water. This filtered fluid is then concentr

Kidney Cancer (Renal Manifestations of Malignant Disease)

Renal Manifestations of Malignant Disease is a disease affecting the Kidneys.

Kidney Disease - Chronic Renal Failure

Chronic Kidney Disaese (CKD, also known as Chronic Renal Failure) is a disease affecting the kidney.

Chronic kidney disease occurs with long

Kidney Disease and Infection (nephropathies)

The main area affected by Kidney disease and infection is the glomeruli of the kidney's.

Lupus - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

[[Anim 75]] Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder that may affect many organ systems within the body. In particular it is associated wi

Lupus Nephritis

[[Anim 75]] Lupus Nephritis is a disease affecting the kidneys. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disorder which causes significant ren

Metabolic Syndrome

The metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that can potentially contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease (disease of the heart a

Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)

Microscopic polyangiitis is characterized by pauci-immune, necrotizing, small-vessel vasculitis without clinical or pathological evidence of necrotizing granulomatous inflammation.

Myeloma Nephropathy

Multiple Myeloma is a cancer that affects certain white blood cells called plasma cells. This cells are found in the bone marrow, producing large amounts proteins

Nephrocalcinosis

Nephrocalcinosis is a disease affecting the kidney. Deposition of calium salts within the tissues of the kidney.

Nephrolithiasis (Kidney stones, renal calculi, urinary stones)

[[Anim 20]] Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) is a disease affecting the urinary tract.

Nephrotic Syndrome (NS)

Nephrotic Syndrome (NS) is a disease affecting the kidneys. Exclusively associated with the excessive loss of albumin into the urine generally defined to be exceeding 3.5g per day.

Peyronie's Disease

Peyronie's Disease is a curvature of the penis of an unknown cause. The primary abnormality of this condition is the accumulation of fibrous tissue within the tunica albuginea (the whitish membrane,

Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a multisystem disease that affects small to medium sized blood vessels. Typically it affects the renal, intestinal, muscular and cardiac circulations.

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited kidney disease (with autosomal dominant inheritance -- if one parent carries the gene, statistically 50% of the children will develop kidney disease) wi

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), also known as Stein-Leventhal syndrome, is a common condition characterised by men

Priapism

Priapism refers to the medical condition in which the patient experiences a persistent and painful erection that is present for longer than 6 hours, which is not induced by stimulation nor sexual desi

Radiation Nephritis

Radiation nephritis (Rad Np) is kidney injury and impairment of function caused by ionizing radiation. It may occur after irradiation of one or both kidneys, and it may result in kidney failure.

Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS, Renovascular disease, Ischemic nephropathy)

[[Anim 167]] Renal Artery Stenosis is a disease of the renal arteries. This name of this condition describes the narrowing (stenosis) of the main arteries of the kidneys, most often due to artheros

Renal Bone disease (Renal Osteodystrophy)

Renal Bone Disease occurs due to poor renal function. Poor renal function leads to low blood calcium as the kidney is responsible for both vitamin D metabolism and calcium reabsorption from the glomer

Renal Failure - Acute

Your kidneys are two very important organs in the body, which help perform many functions. Some of these functions include: helping you get rid of waste products, form

Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)

Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) is a disease of the kidneys - Namely the renal tubules. There are three main types of renal tubular acidosis - Type one, type two, and type four. Type three renal tubu

Sarcoidosis and the Kidney

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder which may involve the kidneys to a variable degree. Sarcoidosis results in renal disease in a number of different ways: 1. Abnormal calcium metab

Systemic Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)

Scleroderma is a disorder with an unknown cause. It is characterized by thickening of the skin due to extra tissue being deposited within it. The excess tissue is called connective tissue, connecti

Urethral Stricture

Urethral Stricture is a disorder of the urethra - The conduit connecting the bladder to the external environment. Urethral stricture is an abnormal narrowing of the urethra (the tube that releases

Urinary Incontinence

[[Anim 43]] Urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine.

There are many causes of urinary incontinence and incontinence is usually due to

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

[[Anim 62]] [[Anim 61]] A urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs in the urinary tract, this includes those parts of the urinary system between the kidneys and the

Urinary Tract Obstruction

A Urinary Tract Obstruction occurs in the urinary tract, this includes the renal pelvis, ureters, bladder and urethra. This condition occurs when any part of the urinary tract is obstructed, preventin

Varicocoele

Varicocoele is a disease of the testis- namely the pampiniform plexus of veins (the network of veins that drain blood from the testes). Recall the testes are the male gonads responsible for sex hormon

Wegener's Granulomatosis

Wegener's Granulomatosis is a disease where the blood vessels are inflamed. This is called vasculitis. This inflammation causes damage to the organs of the body by decreasing their blood flow, which d

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