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Pyelonephritis
Also Known As: Kidney Infection
Condition / disease reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.
Connected health information
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Linked signs and symptoms
17Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Blood in Urine (Hematuria)
- Chills
- Fever (Raised Body Temperature)
- Headache (Cephalgia)
- Mind: Confusion
- Mind: Malaise
- Nausea
- Pain Abdominal
- Pain During Urination (Dysuria)
- Pain Pelvic
- Pain Side (Flank)
- Pain Spine
- Urinary Frequency Increased
- Urination Increase At Night (Nocturia)
- Vomiting
- Wheezing
- White Blood Cells Raised
Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
2Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Medical emergencies
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
21These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Blood Urea Nitrogen Tests
- Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test
- Creatinine Clearance (CrCl)
- Creatinine Concentration (Blood, Serum Creatinine)
- erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)
- Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Urine Albumin 24hr test
- Urine B2 Microglobulin Concentration
- Urine Crystal Concentration
- Urine Epethelial Cell Number
- Urine Granular Cast Concentration
- Urine Haemologlobin (Hb) Concentration
- Urine Hyaline Cast Concentration
- Urine Leukocyte Esterase Screening
- Urine Osmolality
- Urine Red Blood Cell Cast Concentration
- Urine Red Blood Cells Concentration
- Urine White Blood Cell Cast Concentration
- Urine White Blood Cells Test
- White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Biological and test markers
23This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
20- Alpha-1-Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.1–0.3 gm/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Blood Urea NitrogenReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 6–18 mg/dL; Child (< 10y): 5–15 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Blood Urea Nitrogen Tests
- Cholesterol Crystals (Urine)Reference range example0–1 Not PresentLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Crystal Concentration
- Creatinine (Blood)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 0.1–0.4 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 0.6–1.2 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Creatinine Concentration (Blood, Serum Creatinine)
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation RateReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0–20 mm/Hr; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0–15 mm/HrLinked diagnostic tests1erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Forced Expiratory Volume At Three Seconds (FEV3)Reference range exampleAll: 95–100 %Linked diagnostic tests1Spirometry
- Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)Reference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 274–290 mOsm/kg; Birth - 2wks: 265–285 mOsm/kgLinked diagnostic tests1Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)
- Unrine Granular CastsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–0 Not PresentLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Granular Cast Concentration
- Uric Acid, BloodReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 2.5–7 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4–8 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test
- Urine AlbuminReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 30–105 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 10–145 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Albumin 24hr test
- Urine B2 MicroglobulinReference range example0–1 mg/24hrsLinked diagnostic tests1Urine B2 Microglobulin Concentration
- Urine Epethelial CellsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–3 /hpfLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Epethelial Cell Number
- Urine Haemoglobin (Hb)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–0.02 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Haemologlobin (Hb) Concentration
- Urine Hyaline CastsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–2 /lpfLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Hyaline Cast Concentration
- Urine Leukocyte EsteraseReference range exampleAll: 0–1 Not PresentLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Leukocyte Esterase Screening
- Urine Red Blood Cell CastsReference range exampleAll: 0–0 Not PresentLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Red Blood Cell Cast Concentration
- Urine Red Blood CellsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–2 /hpfLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Red Blood Cells Concentration
- Urine White Blood Cell CastsReference range exampleAll: 0–0 Not PresentLinked diagnostic tests1Urine White Blood Cell Cast Concentration
- Urine White Blood CellsReference range exampleAll: 0–5 /hpfLinked diagnostic tests1Urine White Blood Cells Test
- White Blood Cell (WBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 4.5–10.5 million/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 3.2–10 million/mLLinked diagnostic tests1White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Often decreased
3- Creatinine Clearance RateReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 87–110 ml/minute; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 100–140 ml/minuteLinked diagnostic tests1Creatinine Clearance (CrCl)
- UrineReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 4.5–7.5; Child (0 - 16y): 500–1,400 mLLinked diagnostic tests5Urine Colour, Urine Creatinine Concentration
- Urine OsmolalityReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 250–950 mOsm/kgLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Osmolality
Other associated markers
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Pyelonephritis
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