What is Uremia?
'''Uremia''' is a [[Ancient Greek language|Greek]] word used in English to describe the condition of a person's [[blood]]. Uremia is caused by [[urine]] products building up in the blood. If those come over the normal filtration system of the [[kidney]]s then the condition is called uremia. People with [[chronic renal disease]] or [[acute renal failure]] are usually affected by uremia. ==Physical signs, symptoms and laboratory findings== *Fatigue *Peripheral neuropathy *Anorexia *Decreased sense of smell and taste *Cramps *Restless legs *Sleep disturbances *Coma *Reduced muscle membrane potential *[[asterixis]] and [[tremor]] *lethargy/deterioration in mental status, [[encephalopathy]], seizures *[[hyperreflexia]] and upgoing toes *[[uremic fetor]] *[[pericarditis]] and/or bruising (from qualitative, not quantitative, platelet dysfunction) *fall in [[blood pressure]] *nausea/vomiting *[[Amenorrhea]] and sexual dysfunction *Reduced [[body temperature]] *Altered [[amino acid]] levels *Bone disease due to phosphate retention, hyperparathyroidism, and vitamin D deficiency *[[Insulin]] resistance *Increase protein-muscle [[catabolism]] *[[Anemia]] due to [[erythropoietin]] deficiency and shortened red-cell survival {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Blood]]