<unk>  is the term for high levels of urea in the blood. Urea is one of the primary components of urine. It can be defined as an excess of amino acid and protein metabolism end products, such as urea and creatinine, in the blood that would be normally excreted in the urine.<unk>  syndrome can be defined as the terminal clinical manifestation of kidney failure (also called renal failure). It is the signs, symptoms and results from laboratory tests which result from inadequate excretory, regulatory, and endocrine function of the kidneys. Both<unk>  and<unk>  syndrome have been used interchangeably to denote a very high plasma urea concentration that is the result of renal failure. The former denotation will be used for the rest of the article. Azotemia is a similar, less severe condition with high levels of urea, where the abnormality can be measured chemically but is not yet so severe as to produce symptoms.<unk>  describes the pathological and symptomatic manifestations of severe azotemia. There is no specific time for the onset of<unk>  for people with progressive loss of kidney function. People with kidney function below 50% (i.e. a glomerular filtration rate GFR between 50 and 60 mL/min) and over 30 years of age may have<unk>  to a degree. This means an estimated 8 million people in the United States with a GFR of less than 60 mL/min have<unk>  symptoms. The symptoms, such as fatigue, can be very vague, making the diagnosis of impaired kidney function difficult. Treatment can be by dialysis or a kidney transplant, though some patients choose to pursue symptom control and conservative care instead.
Uremia
Hypertensive encephalopathy
Ketosis
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Albuminuria
Ketoacidosis
Cholemia
Alkalosis