Azotemia

Definition: Azotemia

Azotemia

Noun

1. Accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine.

Domain	Definition
Health	An excess of urea or other nitrogenous compounds in the blood. (references)
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Azotemia is a toxic condition characterized by abnormal and dangerously high levels of urea, creatinine, various body waste compounds, and other nitrogen-rich compounds in the blood as a result of insufficient filtering of the blood by the kidneys. Also known as prerenal azotemia and uremia, it is not uncommon, especially in hospitalized patients, and can be caused by medical conditions that impair blood flow to the kidney(s). Some examples would be congestive heart failure, shock, severe burns, prolonged vomiting or diarrhea, or some sort of trauma to the kidney(s).

Signs and symptoms

Decreased or no urine produced
Fatigue
Decreased alertness
Confusion
Pale skin color
Rapid pulse
Dry mouth
Thirst swelling (edema, anasarca)
Orthostatic blood pressure (rises or falls, significantly depending on position)

A urinalysis will typically show a decreased urine sodium level, a high urine creatinine to serum creatinine level, a high urine urea to serum urea ratio, and concentrated urine (determined by osmolality and specific gravity).

In order to reverse damage to the kidneys, treatment must begin within 24 hours. Treatment may include hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, medications to increase cardiac output and increase blood pressure, and the treatment of the condition that caused the azotemia to begin with.

Synonyms: Azotemia

Synonyms: azotaemia (n), uraemia (n), uremia (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Azotemia

Specialty definitions using "azotemia": Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ♦ Sodium Glutamate. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Azotemia" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Portuguese (azotaemia, Azotemia).

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "azotemia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		azotæmi. (various references)

French		azotémie. (various references)

German		Azotämie. (various references)

Greek		αζωθαιμία. (various references)

Pig Latin		azotemiaay

Portuguese		azotemia (azotaemia). (various references)

Spanish		azotemia. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "azotemia": azotemias. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Azotemia

Definition: Azotemia

Azotemia

Noun

Specialty Definition: Azotemia

Health

Specialty Definition: Azotemia

Signs and symptoms

Synonyms: Azotemia

Crosswords: Azotemia

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Azotemia

azotemia

prerenal azotemia

Modern Translation: Azotemia

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Derivations: Azotemia

Derivations

Anagrams: Azotemia

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INDEX

Expression	Frequency per Day
azotemia	41
prerenal azotemia	7
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.