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Your urinary system filters waste and extra fluid from your blood. Problems in the urinary system include kidney failure, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, prostate enlargement, and bladder control problems. Such problems can be painful, difficult to manage, and serious. It is important to see a doctor if you are in pain or have any trouble with urination.

Additional Resources

Publications

1.   Cytoscopy and Ureteroscopy - This publication outlines what you can expect of the preparation, procedure, and post-test of a cystoscopy or ureteroscopy. Also included are resources for obtaining additional information on these diagnostic tests.

   http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/cystoscopy/index.htm

2.   Hematuria (Blood in the Urine) - This publication contains information on what hematuria is, why it occurs, and how it is treated.

   http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/hematuria/index.htm

3.   Imaging of the Urinary Tract - This fact sheet defines imaging and explains its purposes and what steps you can take to prepare for the examination. It also explains what the urinary tract is, what the different problems that may occur within the urinary tract are, what steps you can take to seek treatment, and why a doctor may choose one imaging test over another one.

   http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/imagingut/index.htm

4.   Kidney and Urologic Diseases Materials - This web page contains a listing of all the publications offered by the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse.

   http://catalog.niddk.nih.gov/materials.cfm?CH=NKUDIC

5.   Kidney Biopsy - This fact sheet provides information on what a patient can expect before, during, and after having a kidney biopsy. In addition, this publication describes how the doctor will evaluate the results of a kidney biopsy and provides resources for more information.

   http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/biopsy/index.htm

6.   Proteinuria - This fact sheet provides information on the signs and symptoms of proteinuria and kidney failure. Proteinuria describes a condition in which urine contains an abnormal amount of protein.

   http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/proteinuria/index.htm

7.   Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) in Adults - This publication discusses pyelonephritis, a kidney infection, which usually results from bacteria that have spread from the bladder.

   http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/pyelonephritis/index.htm

8.   Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure - Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure is a series of booklets and fact sheets developed by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The booklets introduce the major treatment options, and the fact sheets focus on more specific complications and treatment issues.

   http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kidneyfailure/index.htm

9.   Urinary Tract Infections in Adults - This publication contains information on the causes and symptoms of urinary tract infections, and possible treatment methods for adults.

   http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/utiadult/index.htm

10.   What You Need To Know About™ Kidney Cancer - Each year, more than 28,000 people in the United States learn that they have kidney cancer. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has written this booklet to help people with kidney cancer and their families and friends better understand this disease. We hope others will read it as well to learn more about kidney cancer.

    http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc.aspx?viewid=ba8a3718-ec41-41d3-b032-9a71e72d10c5...

11.   Your Urinary System and How It Works - This publication contains information on how the body removes waste products from the blood that end in the urine. Also, it explains what causes urinary system problems and how these problems are detected and treated.

    http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yoururinary/index.htm

12. Painful Urination (Copyright © AAFP) - This publication contains information on the many possible causes of painful urination, what you will need to tell your health care provider, the types of tests you will need to have, how urinary tract infections (UTI) are treated, and what to do if a UTI is re-occurring.

    http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/gen-health/284.html

Organizations

1.   National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, HHS
2.   National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS
3. American Association of Kidney Patients
4. American Kidney Fund
5. American Urological Association
6. National Kidney Foundation

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