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According to Stedman's azotemia is a synonym for uremia. [1]
Since uremia is used much more commonly-- as suggested by Google ( uremia=951,000 hits vs. azotemia=337,000 hits) and PubMed ( uremia=22,139 hits vs. azotemia=1,764 hits) -- I think azotemia should be merged into uremia. Nephron T| C 21:06, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
These are not synonymous terms. If they are merged into the same article, there must be CLEAR distinction. You will be misinforming people if these terms are used interchangeably.
According to Kumar, Robbins and Cotrans Pathologic Basis of Disease 7th edition, "When azotemia becomes associated with a constellation of clinical signs and symptoms and biochemical abnormalities, it is termed uremia." With the exception of the #5 reference above, I don't feel that web dictionaries trump a medical textbook, and #5 is a website for patient information designed to make explanations of disease easier. Azotemia is distinct from uremia and it should be maintained as such on an encyclopedia site like this. TheDoqtor 14:06, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
I support the merge into one article. Not because the terms are synonymous, but because they and the subject matter they describe are sufficiently close to be dealt with in one article (renal failure). I would also support differentiating the terms. In a sense both terms are wrong because uremia is a clinical diagnosis caused by a variety susbstances inadequately excreted in renal failure most of which are not measured directly but rather are correlated with elevated urea, ie why one patient may be clinically uremic and another not with the same plasma urea concentration. In the UK the term azotemia is in fact hardly used at all. A UK doctor 82.42.229.254 19:55, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
should be separate section for PE / Symptoms of uremia.
- also add metallic taste and please find reference. ty. 163.40.12.37 ( talk) 23:44, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
The page on gout says it is sometimes a result of kidney failure, so for consistency shouldn't it be mentioned here? -- zandperl ( talk) 22:17, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
I'm just trying to get more on this page. Please don't just remove it. Try to make it fit. Starting to wonder if this page should be called uremic syndrome instead. Sion55 ( talk) 20:59, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
The glomerular filtration rates units are listed as ml but I believe they should be in ml/min or ml/min/1.73m2
Sticking a brief outline below for guidance. Do what you will with it. Sion55 ( talk) 19:40, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
(Its signs, symptoms, biochemical characterisics, solutes and toxins relate very closely. Would be nice if someone made them more streamline so they flow
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According to Stedman's azotemia is a synonym for uremia. [1]
Since uremia is used much more commonly-- as suggested by Google ( uremia=951,000 hits vs. azotemia=337,000 hits) and PubMed ( uremia=22,139 hits vs. azotemia=1,764 hits) -- I think azotemia should be merged into uremia. Nephron T| C 21:06, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
These are not synonymous terms. If they are merged into the same article, there must be CLEAR distinction. You will be misinforming people if these terms are used interchangeably.
According to Kumar, Robbins and Cotrans Pathologic Basis of Disease 7th edition, "When azotemia becomes associated with a constellation of clinical signs and symptoms and biochemical abnormalities, it is termed uremia." With the exception of the #5 reference above, I don't feel that web dictionaries trump a medical textbook, and #5 is a website for patient information designed to make explanations of disease easier. Azotemia is distinct from uremia and it should be maintained as such on an encyclopedia site like this. TheDoqtor 14:06, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
I support the merge into one article. Not because the terms are synonymous, but because they and the subject matter they describe are sufficiently close to be dealt with in one article (renal failure). I would also support differentiating the terms. In a sense both terms are wrong because uremia is a clinical diagnosis caused by a variety susbstances inadequately excreted in renal failure most of which are not measured directly but rather are correlated with elevated urea, ie why one patient may be clinically uremic and another not with the same plasma urea concentration. In the UK the term azotemia is in fact hardly used at all. A UK doctor 82.42.229.254 19:55, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
should be separate section for PE / Symptoms of uremia.
- also add metallic taste and please find reference. ty. 163.40.12.37 ( talk) 23:44, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
The page on gout says it is sometimes a result of kidney failure, so for consistency shouldn't it be mentioned here? -- zandperl ( talk) 22:17, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
I'm just trying to get more on this page. Please don't just remove it. Try to make it fit. Starting to wonder if this page should be called uremic syndrome instead. Sion55 ( talk) 20:59, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
The glomerular filtration rates units are listed as ml but I believe they should be in ml/min or ml/min/1.73m2
Sticking a brief outline below for guidance. Do what you will with it. Sion55 ( talk) 19:40, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
(Its signs, symptoms, biochemical characterisics, solutes and toxins relate very closely. Would be nice if someone made them more streamline so they flow