the accumulation of waste products, normally excreted in the urine, in the blood: causes severe headaches, vomiting, etc
Also called: azotaemia
Derived forms
uraemic (uˈraemic) or US uremic (uˈremic)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from New Latin, from Greek ouron urine + haima blood
Examples of 'azotaemia' in a sentence
azotaemia
Despite clinical improvement after fluid therapy, mild azotaemia persisted.
Rodolfo Oliveira Leal, Hugo Pereira, Clara Cartaxeiro, Esmeralda Delgado, Maria daConceição Peleteiro, Isabel Pereira da Fonseca 2018, 'Granulomatous rhinitis secondary to feline leishmaniosis: report of an unusual presentationand therapeutic complications', Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1177/2055116918811374. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The commonest indications for dialysis were uraemia, marked azotaemia and acute pulmonary oedema.
Babawale Taslim Bello, Olalekan Ezekiel Ojo, Olapeju Funke Oguntunde, Adedotun AdemolaAdegboye 2018, 'Chronic kidney disease in the emergency centre: A prospective observational study',African Journal of Emergency Medicinehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X17301052. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Serum urea and creatinine are extensively used as parameters to screen for azotaemia.
M.P. De Scally, R.G. Lobetti, F. Reyers, D. Humphris 2004, 'Are urea and creatinine values reliable indicators of azotaemia in canine babesiosis?',Journal of the South African Veterinary Associationhttps://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/466. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Laboratory results revealed azotaemia and hyperphosphataemia.
K. Gerber, P. Rees 2009, 'Urinary bladder botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma with widespread metastases in an 8-month-oldLabrador cross dog : clinical communication', Journal of the South African Veterinary Associationhttps://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/202. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Eschars were seen in 17 per cent of patients, and thrombocytopenia, transaminitisand azotaemia were frequent.
Anurag Bhargava, Reshma Kaushik, Rajeev Mohan Kaushik, Anita Sharma, Sohaib Ahmad,Minakshi Dhar, Garima Mittal, Sushant Khanduri, Priyannk Pant, Rajesh Kakkar 2016, 'Scrub typhus in Uttarakhand & adjoining Uttar Pradesh: Seasonality, clinical presentations& predictors of mortality', Indian Journal of Medical Researchhttp://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2016;volume=144;issue=6;spage=901;epage=909;aulast=Bhargava. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Haematologic disease relapsed 12 months later, when nephrotic-range proteinuria, haematuria and mild azotaemia were also found.
Bogdanović Radovan, Kuzmanović Miloš, Marković-Lipkovski Jasmina, Ognjanović Miloš,Mićić Dragan, Stanković Ivica, Stajić Nataša, Nikolić Vesna, Bunjevački Gordana 2002, 'Corticosteroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome in children with myelodysplastic syndromes',Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvohttp://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2002/0370-81790210323B.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)