Question

What symptoms are commonly seen in patients that develop uremia?

Answer 1

Uremia:

1. Uremia is a clinical disease characterized by deterioration of renal (kidney) function.
2. Uremia is caused due to the accumulation of urea in the blood or the accumulation of waste products in the blood.
3. Fluid, electrolyte, hormonal, and metabolic disorders define uremia.
4. Uremia is associated with chronic and end-stage renal illness.
5. Uremia also occurs as a result of acute kidney damage.
6. Uremia is deadly if left untreated, and it was always so before dialysis and transplantation were accessible.

Symptoms of uremia:

1. Cognitive impairment (problems with thinking and remembering)
2. Fatigue
3. Shortness of breath caused by fluid buildup
4. Anorexia
5. Pruritus
6. Unexplained weight loss
7. Nausea
8. Vomiting
9. Itching
10. Muscle cramps
11. Uremic fetor (a urine-like stench on the breath or a metallic taste in the mouth) and uremic frost (yellow-white crystals on the skin caused by urea in perspiration) can occur in severe cases.