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Descriptor English: Uremia
Descriptor Spanish: Uremia
Descriptor uremia
Scope note: Elevación de la urea o del nitrógeno ureico y de la creatinina sérica, producidos, en el hígado y en el metabolismo muscular, respectivamente, por una disminución del filtrado glomerular (se puede medir por el aclaramiento de creatinina), consecuencia de una insuficiencia renal aguda o crónica de origen muy variado (hereditaria, inflamatoria, infecciosa, tóxica, obstructiva, vascular, neoplásica, por cálculos, etc.). (Diccionario Espasa de Medicina, edición electrónica 2000)
Descriptor Portuguese: Uremia
Descriptor French: Urémie
Entry term(s): Uremias
Tree number(s): C12.050.351.968.419.936
C12.200.777.419.936
C12.950.419.936
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014511
Scope note: A clinical syndrome associated with the retention of renal waste products or uremic toxins in the blood. It is usually the result of RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. Most uremic toxins are end products of protein or nitrogen CATABOLISM, such as UREA or CREATININE. Severe uremia can lead to multiple organ dysfunctions with a constellation of symptoms.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 14910
Unique ID: D014511
NLM Classification: WJ 348
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Uremia - Preferred
Concept UI M0022319
Scope note A clinical syndrome associated with the retention of renal waste products or uremic toxins in the blood. It is usually the result of RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. Most uremic toxins are end products of protein or nitrogen CATABOLISM, such as UREA or CREATININE. Severe uremia can lead to multiple organ dysfunctions with a constellation of symptoms.
Preferred term Uremia
Entry term(s) Uremias



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