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Sent to Health Experts June 12, 2006 8:42 p.m.

I seem to be having pain in and around my flanks, or side lower back.
Also, I am experiencing fatigue and headaches.

Someone told me i could be having an accute renal failure because I take aspirin/tylonol mix up to 3000mg per day to combat severe migrains I get.

Is there a specific test that can check if i am having some type of kidney failure?

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June 12, 2006 8:58 p.m. (16 minutes and 15 seconds later)

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BUN and Creatinine level in the blood can help you to diagnose a kidney failure.

You may also need an ultrasound of the kidney and a urinalysis to rule out a kidney infection.

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Sent June 12, 2006 9:14 p.m. (16 minutes and 15 seconds later)

Is there a simple way to test for this? Meaning, an OTC way or something. I have had bad experience with the medical doctors lately, and just want to know if this is a problem or not. What symptoms should I be looking for, etc?

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June 12, 2006 10:08 p.m. (53 minutes and 9 seconds later)

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There is nothing over the counter for this. You need to see a health care provider who can order the following tests:

BUN, Creatinine . Normal ratio is BUN/Creatinine=20/1. If ratio is less than 10/1 that means there is a renal failure.
IVP test . Rules out if there is a damage inside of the kidney like necrosis of the papilla inside of the kidney. If there is a damage next step can be renal failure.
Urinalysis. Infection can be a complication of the analgesic nephropathy.

To read the symptoms that you will be looking for please click the link just below:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000482.htm#Symptoms

To read more about kidney damage which can be caused by using overdose pain medications please click the link just below:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000482.htm

Edited by vyetimyan on June 12 2006 at 10:11pm

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