Kidneys & Urinary

See how the kidneys clean the blood and exactly what each condition changes — in interactive 3D with a live filtering trace — then find care.

Conditions in this section

• Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) — A slow, silent loss of the kidneys’ filtering power — usually from diabetes or high blood pressure, and often slowable.
• Kidney Stones — Hard mineral stones form in the kidney — causing intense pain when they block the flow of urine.
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) — A bacterial infection of the bladder or kidneys — usually easily treated, but a kidney infection is serious.
• Diabetic Kidney Disease — High blood sugar slowly damages the kidney’s tiny filters — the leading cause of kidney failure, and now largely slowable.
• Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) — A sudden drop in kidney function over hours or days — often reversible if the cause is treated fast.
• Enlarged Prostate (BPH) — A common, non-cancerous prostate enlargement in older men that squeezes the urine outflow.

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