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Symptoms of disease - pain in right kidney

In the normal human body, there are two kidneys. They are located on both sides of the spine at the level of XI thoracal and III of the lumbar vertebrae. The right kidney is located slightly below the left, because on top of it borders with the liver. The kidneys have bean form. Dimensions of one kidney is approximately 10-12 see in length, 5-6 cm in width and 3 cm in thickness. The mass of the kidneys of the adult person is about 120-300 g.

The blood supply to the kidney is renal arteries which depart directly from the aorta. From the celiac plexus in the kidneys penetrate the nerves that carry out the nervous regulation of function of kidneys, and also provide sensitivity of the renal capsule.

Each kidney is composed of firm capsules, parenchyma tissue (kidney), and system of accumulation and excretion of urine. Kidney capsule is a dense cover of the connective tissue that covers the kidney from the outside. Kidney parenchyma is represented by the outer layer of the cortical substance and the inner layer of the brain substance, forming the inner part of the body. The system of accumulation of urine is presented renal cups, which flow into the renal pelvis. Renal pelvis goes directly into the ureter. The right and left ureter fall into the bladder.

The formation of urine it is one of the most important functions of the kidneys, which helps to maintain the constancy of the internal environment of the body (homeostasis).

The formation of urine occurs at the level of the nephrons and imaging channel.
In General, the process of education urine can be divided into three stages: the filtering reabsorption and secretion.

Which diseases there is pain in right kidney

The experts are convinced, to understand that you are having the problem with the right kidney is quite difficult, because the pain in kidney diseases may be similar to bilious colic, on the attack of appendicitis, to irregularities in the work of the bowel, etc.

Pain in the right kidney is most often accompanies such chronic diseases as:
- pyelonephritis (inflammation of the renal pelvis) is not a heavy pain, which is oppressive in nature, which is observed in the side, more likely to be two-way.
- cancer of the right kidney
- nephroptosis right kidney (the omission of the kidney)
- benign tumor of the right kidney (adenoma, fibroma)
- hydronephrosis of the right kidney
- urolithiasis.

The most frequent signs of inflammatory diseases of the right kidney: the growing pain in his right side and the bottom of the abdomen, back pain, sensitivity when touched, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, frequent urination.
Often the pain in the right kidney can witness and about the diseases that are not directly connected with the kidneys, so it is better immediately after the first symptoms of address to the doctor-urologist to determine the causes of pain.

Symptoms of kidney disease:
- pain in the kidneys, lower back;
- a sharp decrease in the number of allocated per day;
- cloudy urine, the presence of blood, sand, small stones in the urine;
- frequently urge to urinate with allocation of a small amount of urine;
- burning sensation when urinating;
- deterioration of vision, skin itch.

Which doctor should I contact if there is a pain in right kidney

• Urologist
• Otolaryngologist

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Do you feel right kidney hurts? You should be very careful approach to your health in general. People pay not enough attention to the symptoms of the disease and don't realize that these diseases can be critically dangerous. There are many diseases that in the beginning didn't manifest in our body, but in the end it turns out, unfortunately, it have already been treated too late. Every disease has its own specific features typical symptoms - called symptoms of the disease. Definition of symptoms is the first step in the diagnosis of diseases in general. You just need a few times a year to be screened by a doctor, not only to prevent a terrible disease, but also to maintain a healthy spirit in a body and the organism in general.

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