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Acute Kidney Failure

Acute Kidney Failure Most of the people who develop acute kidney failure will be hospitalized. Acute kidney failure is the sudden loss of kidneys’ capacity to eliminate fluids, excess salts and waste materials from the blood. When kidney loses its filtering ability, fluid components will rise to the dangerous levels. This condition will lead to electrolytes imbalance and accumulation of waste materials in the body. Acute kidney failure is also called as acute kidney injury and it is more common in patients who are in the hospital and it usually develops rapidly over a few hours. Individuals who are critical and need intensive care are at the highest risk of developing acute kidney failure. Acute kidney failure can be dangerous and may even lead to death and requires immediate attention and treatment. Usually this condition is reversible if necessary interventions are done at the right time. Etiology of Acute Kidney Failure Following are the few causes of the acute kidn...

Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) is ranked as the second common kind of infection among humans, with 40% in women population and 12-15% in men. It is an infection in the urinary tract structure which includes ureters, kidneys, urethra, and the bladder. Any part in the urinary tract can be infected and it is majorly caused by the bacteria and little by viruses and fungi. What is Urinary Tract? Urinary tract is a place where the urine is produced and stored, a dissipate of our own body and it has the following parts, Kidney : It is a fist- ranged organ and is situated in the abdomen on both sides of the spine. The main function of the kidney is to filter excess salt, potassium, urea, water and other substances which are not necessary for the body. Then, these waste products are flushed out through urine.  Ureters: Ureters are tubes which are 25-35 cms long and 2-8 mm in diameter. It transports the urine from kidneys to the bladder. Urinary Bladde...

Healthabove60-Home Healthcare and Home Nursing Services

As there is an increasing need for the home care services Health above 60 is mainly focusing on the home care nursing services which are rendered across Chennai round the clock for our patients. Almost in all the houses both the active person of the family are going for job so there is an increasing need for the parents to be taken care by the professional people so that the family members can concentrate in their work completely. Home care nursing services from Healthabove60 is for round the clock. The patient’s attenders can deploy the nurses for their sick parents to take care of them completely. The nursing services are rendered by the qualified nurses with proper training and also they are trained to focus their work for the entire aspects of the patient care. It is not only the patients physical problems are taken care we also do associated care giving like the  psychological problems thereby the entire care is rendered for the patients. The nurses are deployed fo...