how can you tell if you have a bruised kidney?
604943
Blood in your urine could be a sign...intense pain in the lower left/right sides of your back...not much else...hope this helps!
501632
A bruise is what happens when you get bumped really hard. \nAnd the skin changes color because of the broken capillaries and it goes a yellow color after wards because of the iron that is left behind once the bruise has gone down
745015
No, it can indicate renal failure, though. Albumin is one of the smallest proteins, and will be the first lost if there is kidney hypertension, or nephritis.\nA biopsy is where they stick a needle in your kidney to get a sample of it to look at it under a microscope. There are other kidney function tests they would do before a biopsy, including other biochemical tests, ultrasound, etc.
662536
It might a stone in ur urinary tract.Immediately see a doc.
475368
You are justified in your worry.  This could mean many things.  Things that only test (blood, uring and ultrasound) can determined.  It is important not to leave this too long, because whatever is happening could leave permanent damage on your kidneys.  Please see a doctor soon. Good luck.\n\nP.S. Don't stop drinking, that could make it worse...
709954
Blood in urine and the pain associated in his back, could be a urinary track infection, kidney stone, prostrate etc.  Keep him comfortable with pain meds, drink plenty of water or cranberry juice to flush the kidneys and keep your MD appointment.  The urologist is the place to start.  If the blood is uncontrollable go back to ER.
438376
You may have a UTI (cystitis) or a STD.  Untreated UTIs can cause kidney damage and  untreated STDs can lead to infertility and spreading of disease.  Just go to your doctor or to the local ER and get a few simple tests.  Don't have sex and drink a lot of water in the meantime.  Don't worry about either problem, they are both really common.
983912
you need to see a doc. I am not gonna preach about drinking and all but yeah sounds like it is from that. Could be an infection or stones although I think kidney stones would hurt way more! If there is an infection sometimes cranberries or the juice can help clear things up. However, you sound past the help of cranberries.
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You'll need a thorough evaluation by a specialist in urinary tract diseases.  They're called "urologists" or "nephrologists". \n\n You also need to realize that arguing with the ER physician is totally counterproductive.  Niether you, nor I with my medical background, are capable of determining whether or not either of us has kidney stones based upon how we feel.  We both would need a battery of tests, including blood work and x-rays, to determine whether or not kidney stones are indeed present.\n\nSince you have history of kidney infections, it is entirely possible there is a locus of infection somewhere in your urinary system.  The specialist I mentioned is the person to determine whether this is the case.  There's a situation known as "polycystic kidneys" wherein there are cysts - a few or a lot - on the kidneys.  These can be reservoirs for infection.  That's by no means a diagnosis, just one of several possible causes for your bleeding and pain.  And if you're thinking it's possible to have a kidney infection without pain - you're right.\n\nSometimes you have to get pushy in order to get a proper evaluation and follow-up care.  The ER is a busy place and it can often get plenty crazy, and yes, people can be overlooked and sometimes, though no hospital would ever freely admit it, test results can be misinterpreted in the wild rush to treat everybody.  SO:  go to your own doctor and ask for a referral to one of those kidney specialists.\nIf payment is a problem, also visit your office of social services, who can help you deal with the unpleasant aspects of health care affordability.\n\nYou have my sympathy.  It's a real bi*ch when you hurt - and kidney problems can hurt like the blazes - and seemingly can't get the care and attention you need.
1065213
I am an alternative medicinal therapist and an ex nurse and i can tell you that you DO have stones. Pain in the back is a common sign and so is blood in the urine. Stop worrying you don't have cancer. They can either dissolve them by sound waves or by tablets and they may remove them by an op(but they don't like to do this unless is becomes life threatening) You will get terrible pain if they try to leave the kidneys, so be prepared.If this happens get to the E R.\n\nGloria(BSYA)\ngloriashealth@btinternet.com
235110
i think (only think!) that its internal bleeding in the muscles. Haematoma is another way of saying bruise, or internal bleeding. No doubt some Dr will come on here and tell you Im wrong in a minute. Just a hunch!
137170
The most common symptom is blood in the urine, known as HAEMATURIA. This may appear suddenly with no apparent cause, and there is unlikely to be any pain associated with it. The urine may vary from rusty brown to deep red, depending on the amount of blood. It may be present some days and not others, and may disappear for weeks or months. The amount of blood is not related to the extent of the cancer. Sometimes blood clots can form and cause pain or obstruction to the flow of urine.\n\nIt should be remembered that there are other, more likely reasons why you might have haematuria, such as an infection in your bladder, or kidney stones. It does NOT necessarily indicate bladder cancer. It is, however, important to have it checked by your GP as soon as possible so that a diagnosis can be made and appropriate treatment started.\n\nNormally, the first person you will see will be your own family doctor. You will be asked for a urine sample to test for blood and infection. You will also probably be examined, including an internal examination of the back passage (RECTUM) in men, and birth canal (VAGINA) in women.\n\nDepending on the results of the examinations your GP may then refer you to a bladder specialist (UROLOGIST) at the hospital, who will want you to have further tests to determine whether you do have cancer, and if so, its exact type and extent. The most effective treatment can then be discussed with you.\n\nBLOOD TESTS will give the doctor an indication of your general health and how well your kidneys are working.\n\nA CHEST-XRAY will examine your heart and lungs to check that they are healthy.\n\nINTRAVENOUS UROGRAM or PYELOGRAM (IVU or IVP) is an X-ray examination that looks at your kidneys, ureters and bladder. The doctor can recognise on the X-ray film any abnormalities in the outline of the urinary system.\n\nThe IVU is carried out in the X-ray department, takes about an hour, and you can normally go home immediately afterwards. The injection of dye may make you feel hot and flushed initially but this soon passes. \n\nCYSTOSCOPY is a telescopic examination that allows the urologist to inspect the inside of your bladder. Using the flexible cystoscope the examination is not painful, and does not require a general anaesthefic, so you you may return home afterwards. Under some circumstances it may be recommended that you have a general anaesthetic, for example if issue samples (BIOPSIES) need to be taken.\n\nBiopsies are examined under a microscope to establish whether there are any cancerous cells, and if so, what kind they are.\n\nThey can be completely removed very simply by cutting them off with a probe passed up the cystoscope and CAUTERISING the bladder wall to prevent bleeding. The tumours are then removed through the cystoscope for microscopic examination. Small tumours are destroyed completely by this treatment but unfortunately the bladder may develop other tumours with time. It is therefore very important to have regular cystoscopies every few months to check that the bladder remains healthy and tumour free. Your urologist will be able to discuss with you how often you will need to come to hospital for cystoscopies once he has looked at your bladder and seen the laboratory result from your biopsies.\nSurgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy can be used alone or in combination to treat invasive bladder cancer. The treatment is planned and discussed with each individual patient, taking into account your age, general health, type and size of tumour and where it has spread, if at all.\n\nHope this was helpful for you :-)
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See a doctor, when I did not I got 104F fever and had to go to the hospital\n\nI don't know anything about kidney disease,\nbut had bronchitis many times:\nwheezing or rattling sound when you breath in\nheavy feeling in chest\ncough up phlegm\nfever\n\nsee web MD:\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/7/1680_53729.htm
799714
I really advise you go straight to the doctors. The place you say the pain is, is the area of the kidneys and I would guess the blood is coming from your urine. Call the NHS hotline now and check with them.\n\nGood luck!
1088605
You didn't mention anything about a bruise and swelling on the neck and chest sounds pretty hard to injure without having other parts of your body involved.  It's also been a day.  I'd go to the doctor's.  Good luck.
411422
Bruises, also known as contusions or ecchymoses, are what develop when your skin gets smashed for some reason but not broken. The soft tissues are damaged, the little vein or capillaries under your skin rupture and the blood puddles up under your skin. That's why a new bruise is red. It's all that nice red blood pooling up.\n\nEventually your body goes to work and starts metabolizing the spilled blood. After a couple of days, the bruise will look black or blue. By the sixth day, it goes all greenish on you, and then a few days later, it will turn sort of yellowish brown. It all has to do with the chemical changes involved in metabolizing that blood and getting things fixed up in there. \n\nAnd the reason that older people seem to bruise more easily is that their veins and capillaries and so forth grow more delicate with age and are more easily ruptured.  http://www.azcentral.com/news/columns/articles/0105clay05.html
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It could be a lot of things. If it only happens occasionally, it could just be something you ate, or a vitamin you took. For example, my B vitamins turn my urine bright neon yellow. Dehydration could also darken your urine, so drink more water. (And really, water is the best thing for you. Sodas, even diet, aren't all that good.)\n\nThe other thing it might be is blood in your urine. It wouldn't necessarily show up as red - it might just be a darker yellow or orange. If that's the case, you need to see your doctor, because it could be any number of things.\n\nMine was consistently darker for a few weeks before I started to pass a kidney stone. When I went to the emergency room because of the pain, they took a urine sample and told me there was blood in it. It was a brownish-yellow - sort of orange.