By Mayo Clinic Staff. An intravenous pyelogram (PIE-uh-low-gram), also called an excretory urogram, is an X-ray exam of your urinary tract. An intravenous pyelogram lets your doctor view your kidneys, your bladder and the tubes that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder (ureters).
The silver, silver dapple, chocolate flax or Taffy gene. Silver, or silver dapple is the common term used for horses with a dilution gene that works to dilute black pigment. The gene usually causes a partial lightening of black pigment in the body coat and a more extreme lightening (or âsilveringâ) of the mane and tail.
Characteristics. Your ruddy complexion may consist of a light flush to the cheeks, rough patches of redness or inflamed acne-like pustules. The skin disease rosacea is a common cause of ruddy skin and affects approximately 100 million people, according to the website of the International Rosacea Foundation.Rosacea symptoms appear when the blood vessels at the surface of the skin become inflamed or dilated.HARE SHARE TWEET EMAIL. A ruddy complexion may run in your family, or it could be the result of certain medical conditions, acne, prescription medications or too much sun over a long period of time.