General Medical Advices

The goals are to treat emergency symptoms and prevent or treat complications. You may need to stay in the hospital for close observation because of the risk of internal bleeding following a kidney injury.

Nonsurgical treatments for kidney injury may include:

* Analgesics for pain relief
* Bed rest for 1 to 2 weeks or until bleeding is reduced
* Observation and treatment for symptoms of kidney failure
* Dietary restrictions
* Medicines to treat damage caused by toxic substances or diseases (eg, chelation therapy for lead poisoning or allopurinol to lower blood uric acid following the drop)
* Suspension of drugs or exposure to substances that could have injured the kidney
* Drugs such as corticosteroids or immunosuppressants if the injury was caused by infection or inflammation
* Treatment of acute renal failure

Surgical treatments for kidney injury may include:

* Surgery to repair a kidney, “broken” or torn, or broken blood vessels ureter or a similar injury
* Surgery to remove the entire kidney (nephrectomy), drain the space around the kidney or stop the bleeding (angio-embolization)

Treatments for ureter injury may include:

* Or repair surgery to remove blood clots or other obstructions

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