{"id":164,"date":"2020-02-19T16:06:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthissues24.co.za\/?p=164"},"modified":"2020-02-19T16:06:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:06:26","slug":"can-urgent-care-treat-kidney-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/can-urgent-care-treat-kidney-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Urgent Care treat kidney infection?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Mild\u00a0<strong>kidney infections can<\/strong>\u00a0typically be easily\u00a0<strong>treated<\/strong>\u00a0with antibiotics; however, more severe\u00a0<strong>infections can<\/strong>\u00a0sometimes require hospitalization. &#8230; FastMed\u00a0<strong>Urgent Care<\/strong>\u00a0has locations right in your neighborhood to provide you with prompt and personal medical\u00a0<strong>treatment<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>6 Signs of a Possible Kidney Infection<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Our kidneys are responsible for\u00a0<strong>filtering our blood<\/strong>\u00a0in order to produce urine, meaning they are a vital part of our urinary system. Two tubes (ureters) carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder, and from there urine travels out of the body through the urethra. Sometimes, bacteria can enter our bodies through the urethra and travel to our bladder and up the ureters to our kidneys. In fact, most kidney infections arise as complications of bladder infections, and require immediate medical attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Recognizing The Signs And Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastmed.com\/urinary-tract-infection-uti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmed.com\/wp-content\/files\/health-resources\/related-searches\/kidney-infection.jpg\" alt=\"Symptoms of Kidney Infection\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to recognize the symptoms of a kidney infection so you can seek medical treatment as soon as possible. Some\u00a0<strong>common symptoms<\/strong>\u00a0include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Blood in urine<\/li><li>Cloudy or smelly urine<\/li><li>Pain when urinating<\/li><li>Back pain<\/li><li>Fever<\/li><li>Nausea and vomiting<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If left untreated, a kidney infection could lead to a potentially serious condition, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Permanent kidney damage<\/li><li>Blood poisoning or septicemia<\/li><li>Pregnancy complications<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mild kidney infections can typically be easily treated with antibiotics; however, more severe infections can sometimes require hospitalization. As soon as you notice the first sign of a kidney infection, you should seek treatment from a medical professional. Most kidney infections can be diagnosed using a\u00a0urinalysis (UA) test. Urinalysis tests evaluate urine for signs of infection and can be done at most urgent care facilities, including FastMed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FastMed Urgent Care<\/strong>\u00a0has locations right in your neighborhood to provide you with prompt and personal medical treatment. Our on-site labs enable us to perform a urinalysis and provide you with results quickly and conveniently. From there we can provide you with antibiotics to have you feeling better in no time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mild\u00a0kidney infections can\u00a0typically be easily\u00a0treated\u00a0with antibiotics; however, more severe\u00a0infections can\u00a0sometimes require hospitalization. &#8230; FastMed\u00a0Urgent Care\u00a0has locations right in your neighborhood to provide you with prompt and personal medical\u00a0treatment. 6 Signs of a Possible Kidney Infection Our kidneys are responsible for\u00a0filtering our blood\u00a0in order to produce urine, meaning they are a vital part of our urinary\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/can-urgent-care-treat-kidney-infection\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}