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CNS


  • Malaise, lethergy • confusion

  • Reversal of sleep rhythm • Convulsions and fits

  • Coma
    Eye

  • Redness of conuctiva • Calcification

  • Retinopathy
    Mouth

  • Uraemic breath • Coated tongue


Face


  • pallor • sallow

  • puffness • Uraemic frosts


Cardiovascular


  • cardiomegaly • failure

  • Pericarditis • Hypertension


Chest


  • Acidotic breathing • Pulmonary oedema

  • pleural effusion


Hand and arms


  • scratch marks • bruisis

  • Tremors • myoclonic jerks


Lower limbs


  • oedema • peripheral neuropathy

  • deformity of bone disease (in children)

  • peripheral vascular disease


Abdomen


  • Gastritis • Colitis

  • Renal pain • Palpable kidney


Genitourinary


  • Impotence • Decreased libido

  • Amenorrhea • Infertility

  • Polyuria • Nocturia

  • Frequency


(Fig. 5.1)
Clinical Features of the Uraemic Syndrome
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