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Symptoms – Kidney

Asymptomatic

Many abnormalities or stones are found incidentally (or accidentally)  on scans performed for other reasons

Haematuria / blood in urine

This can be invisible but found on urine testing or visible to the eye and often described varying from pale rose to a dark claret with or without lumps / blood clots

Pain

This can range from a dull ache in loin area to classic renal colic pain caused by a stone (or occasionally a blood clot) on the move

Infection

Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) – Most often present with pain and a flu like illness including a temperature, nausea and often some cystitis symptoms

Investigations