uraemia


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u·rae·mi·a

 (yo͝o-rē′mē-ə)
n.
Variant of uremia.
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uraemia

(jʊˈriːmɪə) or

uremia

n
(Pathology) pathol the accumulation of waste products, normally excreted in the urine, in the blood: causes severe headaches, vomiting, etc. Also called: azotaemia
[C19: from New Latin, from Greek ouron urine + haima blood]
uˈraemic, uˈremic adj
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uremia, uraemia

a toxic condition resulting from the presence of urinary constituents in the blood, caused by deficiencies in the secretion of urine. — uremic, uraemic, adj.
See also: Blood and Blood Vessels
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.uraemia - accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urineuraemia - accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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Translations

uraemia

[jʊˈriːmɪə] Nuremia f
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Summary: Uraemia is a clinical syndrome associated with electrolyte, fluid, hormone imbalance and metabolic abnormalities, which develops due to the deterioration of the renal function.
His mum Ruby was told it was only her son's remarkable fitness that enabled him to pull through after the potentially fatal condition also led to him suffering peritonitis and uraemia.
Van Dijk's mother, Ruby, was told by doctors that it was only her son's remarkable levels of fitness that enabled him to pull through after the potentially fatal condition also led to him suffering peritonitis and uraemia.
Carbohydrate metabolism in uraemia. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care.
Protein energy wasting (PEW), defined as a "state of decreased body stores of protein and energy fuels", is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).1,2 The prevalence of malnutrition in CKD is approximately 18-75%, causing increased mortality and morbidity.3,4 Various factors involved in the aetiology of PEW may include poor food intake due to anorexia, nausea and vomiting due to uraemia, endocrine disorders, metabolic acidosis and increased energy expenditure.5,6 Moreover, restricted diet, loss of amino acids during dialysis, infection, gastrointestinal disorders, and the use of certain drugs may lead to the wasting syndrome.7,8
One patient had uraemia and in other patients no case with nodule was found.
Obstructive urolithiasis is a painful condition in calves and animals with prolonged obstruction have high morbidity and associated with mortality due to subsequent uraemia. Young goats and calves are frequently affected with the condition (Amarpal et al., 2005).
Jacobs, "The influence of uraemia and haemodialysis on neutrophil phagocytosis and antimicrobial killing," Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol.
Park, "Acute bilateral basal ganglia lesions in diabetic uraemia: diffusion-weighted MRI," Neuroradiology, vol.
Urea and electrolytes revealed a prerenal uraemia, with a urea of 8.5 mmol/L and creatinine of 198 [micro]mol/L.
A 24 year old man presented to the emergency room of Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly with uraemia due to end stage renal failure.