Injury to the kidney and ureter is damage to the organs of the upper urinary tract.
Emergency symptoms may include:
• Abdominal pain and swelling
• Severe flank pain and back pain
• Blood in the urine
• Drowsiness, decreased alertness, including coma
• Decreased urine output or inability to urinate
• Fever
• Increased heart rate
• Nausea, vomiting
• Skin that is pale or cool to touch
• Sweating
Long-term (chronic) symptoms may include:
• Constipation (can occur with toxic injury or lead poisoning)
• Irritability
• Weight loss
If only one kidney is affected and the other kidney is healthy, you may not have any symptoms.
Tests that may be done include:
• Abdominal CT scan
• Abdominal MRI
• Abdominal ultrasound
• Angiography of the kidney artery or vein
• Blood electrolytes
• Blood tests to look for toxic substances
• Complete blood count (CBC)
• Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
• Kidney function tests
• Retrograde pyelogram
• Kidney x-ray
• Renal scan
• Urinalysis
Consult urologist at Aadil hospital for medical treatment.
