why is the right kidney lower then the left?
475819
Because the liver occupies space above the right. And, the blood supply for the right kiney branches off the aorta lower.
491238
Firstly, one will have difficulty in breathing normally. There will be a lot of weird abdominal pain from the backside (near your hips) where your kidneys are. Moving will be hard and you cannot be able to stand in a upright position. Moreover, prior to this, your urine color changes to a dark yellow and you may have slight uneasy pricking senstation whenver u pass urine. I suggest if you are facing any of the above, kindly consult a doctor ASAP.
59670
People with right-side congestive heart failure retain water and salt in their bodies, and veins and tissues throughout the body fill up with excess fluid.  There's a lot of information here:\n\nhttp://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/c/chf.htm
962456
Your appendix is on the right, so it isn't appendicitis.  (There is no way that the appendix can be on the left in case you were wondering)  The spleen is on the left, but it is located right under the ribcage.  Your kidneys are low in your abdomen and are located on both sides.  I would guess that it has something to do with your intestines though.
734027
Pain on the right side can be a variety of things, only a CT-scan will get to the root cause.  Kidney stones can give you pain on the affected side and they start on your lower back and then radiate to you bladder, this is due to the stone making its way down the ureters (tubes that carry pee to bladder);  Kidney stones less than 5mm are usually passed in the urine.  Pain in that area lower part of your abdomen on the right side could be appendicitis, this will usually be accompanied  by nausea and vomiting and at times fevers, very dangerous and needs immediate attention.  Stress also causes pain in the abdomen, if your a female it could be an ovarian cyst, very painful.  It could also be musculoskelatal pain from a strain in that area.  The two biggest causes of pain in that area are kidney stones and appendicitis.  What ever it is I think you have no choice but seeing a doctor, go to a county hospital if you have no insurance.  Hope you get better.
36016
You can have a shot and your blood taken in either arm - it makes no difference. Blood pressure is done in the left arm because it is closest to the heart so your pressure is higher in that arm, but if you have a preference, ask to have it done on the right arm it doesn't matter that much.
848102
The loop of henle is the part of kidney i.e the uriniferous tubles where only water has reabsorbed out to blood therefore if we collected from that part than it is a diluted blood.
782029
The right side of the heart is for pulmonary circulation. this is to take blood from the tissues rich in co2 and lower in Oxygen and circulate it thru the lungs. In the lungs the co2 is dumped off and a fresh load of oxygen is picked up by the hemoglobin in the red blood cell. The left side of the heart now gets this fresh blood and the left ventricle pumps blood thru the body but not the lungs. the right ventricle pumps blood thru the lungs.
310768
because when you compress both your legs together, the idea of one testicle lower than the other will give way and align straight vertically.\n\nOtherwise, both testicals will get squashed if both are at the same level. Am I right? \n\nLogic! :)
25481
when your heart stops working ("fails") it can no longer pump blood, so the blood backs up (becomes "congested")\n\nyour heart has 2 sides - left and right.  the right pumps blood from the body through the lungs, and the left pumps blood from the lungs to the body.  so in right heart failure, blood backs up into your body -- usually your liver, spleen and legs.  left heart failure backs blood up into your lungs.
408312
the stomach is on his left side. Could possibly be ulcers.\n\nThe appendix and gallbladder are on the right side, and the kidney's are on the back side of your lower back.
426267
first of all start by maybe checking with your doctor for any type of kidney problems because i have heard of that too. it could also be a chiropractic problem. sometimes it could be something as simple as buying a new bed.
598020
The two kidneys of humans are located behind the abdomen.  The kidneys regulate how much water, sodium, potassium, calcium, and phosphate are in the blood.  The kidneys also remove waste products from the body such as uric acid.  Each kidney is filled with capillaries wrapped around very tiny nephrons which filter the blood.
717618
The kidneys filter the blood, produce urine, and reabsorb vital electrolytes.  The spleen destroys old blood cells and plays a part in the immune system.
279040
Pretty much the same as of a person with both kidneys.  About one in 750 people is born with one kidney only. \nYour body needs only one kidney to function, the second one is not necessary for survival. \nYou will want to protect the kidney you have, so decrease your risk for injury by not playing certain heavy contact sports (boxing, field hockey, football, ice hockey, Lacrosse, martial arts, rodeo, soccer and wrestling). \nYou want to be careful about a few things: \nYou have a slightly higer risk to develop high blood pressure, so that needs to be checked. \nUrinalysis (urine test) also should be done yearly, and kidney function should be checked every few years. \n\nJust to put things into perspective: American life insurance companies don't alter life insurance premiums for donors who've given one kidney. And secondly, they calculate the risks of dying as a result of having one kidney, as about the equivalent of driving 8000 miles a year on American roads.\nI hope this helps ab it.
1051171
yes, the pain can radiate. The majority of the pain should be over the affected side, but its not uncommon for some to have pain on the opposite side.  If the pain is the same on both sides, you might want to be checked for additional kidney stones.
83415
It could be a kidney infection.