11.   Her bronchial pneumonia was worsening despite medicine, but her kidneys were functioning, the bulletin said.

12.   Her kidney was functioning better.

13.   Her kidneys are functioning well and her blood pressure and pulse rates are steady, he said.

14.   Her kidneys were functioning, doctors at the hospital said.

15.   Lactic acidosis occurs mainly in people whose kidneys are not functioning properly.

16.   While his kidneys are functioning adequately now, he could need a transplant in the future, Jenkins said.