SYMPTOMS

* Frequent urination; passing only small amounts of urine.

* General feeling of poor health.

* Symptoms of end-stage renal failure due to the accumulation of waste products in the blood (uremia): swelling of the ankles or the tissues around the eyes, due to fluid retention (edema); shortness of breath, due to fluid accumulation in the lungs; nausea and vomiting; loss of appetite and weight loss; frequent hiccups; bad breath; furred tongue; pain in the chest and bones; overall itching; yellowish or brownish tinge to pale skin; tiny white crystals upon the skin (uremic frost); unexplained bruising or bleeding, including bleeding gums; cessation of menstrual periods in women (amenorrhea); fatigue and drowsiness; mental confusion; muscle spasms or seizures; loss of consciousness.