uremic
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- adjective
- /juˈrimɪk/
- Specialized
- Several factors, including hypocapnia associated with chronic metabolic acidosis and uremic toxins, may contribute to ventilatory control instability.
- uremic syndrome
- hemolytic-uremic
Examples
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome, a potential consequence of infection, is the main cause of acute kidney failure in U.S. children and can lead to lifelong disturbances of the central nervous system.
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There were more than 500 laboratory-confirmed cases, mostly in children, of whom 47 developed hemolytic uremic syndrome and four died.
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No signs of encephalitis or hemolytic uremic syndrome were found.
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Hepatitis B virus infection has higher mortality and is more likely to result in a carrier state in uremic patients.
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Moreover, a significant decrease in cochlear microphonic and cochlear nerve action potential has been demonstrated in guinea pigs in a uremic state.
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Verotoxin-producing E. coli also seems an unlikely cause of death because no diarrhea or signs of hemolytic uremic syndrome were present before the child's death or at autopsy.
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With such a severe outbreak—725 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome, over a quarter of those infected—that's bad news if we can't confirm the vehicle, as it may make it more difficult to find the ultimate source of this strain.
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Twelve children had meningitis associated with Echovirus infection, 21 experienced haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) associated with E. coli infection, and we found one additional report of renal failure.
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Next comes the maintenance phase (typically 1-2 weeks) during which epithelial cell injury is established, GFR stabilizes at its nadir (5-10 mL/min), urine output is lowest, and uremic complications arise.
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During his hospital stay, the doctors noted that he was uremic and required immediate treatment.
Synonyms
Having too much waste from protein in the blood because the kidneys do not work well
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uremic comes from urea, a word connected to urine, plus the ending -ic meaning 'related to'. So, uremic describes when the blood has too much waste the kidneys should have removed, which is why it is used for problems from poor kidney function.