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... uraemic syndrome ' and in renal failure associated with malignant hypertension . URAEMIA This term is used to describe the symptom and signs complex which develops in the end stages of renal failure ( Table 4.2 ) . Aetiology Urea in ...
... uraemic syndrome ' and in renal failure associated with malignant hypertension . URAEMIA This term is used to describe the symptom and signs complex which develops in the end stages of renal failure ( Table 4.2 ) . Aetiology Urea in ...
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... uraemia . In terminal renal failure , when the level of blood urea is very high crystals of urea appear on the skin and give rise to the appearance of ' uraemic frost ' . This is uncommon as most patients die before the plasma urea ...
... uraemia . In terminal renal failure , when the level of blood urea is very high crystals of urea appear on the skin and give rise to the appearance of ' uraemic frost ' . This is uncommon as most patients die before the plasma urea ...
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... uraemic patients than in the general population ; the retina may reattach spontaneously when uraemia , oedema , and hypertension are treated . The commonest abnormality in the eye in uraemia is the complex of vascular tortuosity ...
... uraemic patients than in the general population ; the retina may reattach spontaneously when uraemia , oedema , and hypertension are treated . The commonest abnormality in the eye in uraemia is the complex of vascular tortuosity ...
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SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS IN RENAL DISEASE | 1 |
INVESTIGATION OF RENAL DISEASE | 14 |
ACUTE RENAL FAILURE | 49 |
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