Causes of Acute kidney failure
List of causes of Acute kidney failure
Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions
(see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Acute kidney failure)
that could possibly cause Acute kidney failure includes:
More causes:
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Causes of Acute kidney failure (Diseases Database):
The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Acute kidney failure
that are listed by the Diseases Database:
Source: Diseases Database
Acute kidney failure as a complication of other conditions:
Other conditions that might have
Acute kidney failure as a complication may,
potentially, be an underlying cause of Acute kidney failure.
Our database lists the following as having
Acute kidney failure as a complication of that condition:
Acute kidney failure as a symptom:
Conditions listing Acute kidney failure
as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Acute kidney failure.
Our database lists the following as having
Acute kidney failure as a symptom of that condition:
Drug interactions causing Acute kidney failure:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Acute kidney failure as a symptom.
The list below is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Gentamicin and Cephalothin interaction
- Melphalan and Cyclosporine interaction
- Fenamate and Tacrolimus interaction
- Meclofenamate and Tacrolimus interaction
- Meclodium and Tacrolimus interaction
- more interactions...»
See full list of 22
drug interactions causing Acute kidney failure
Related information on causes of Acute kidney failure:
As with all medical conditions,
there may be many causal factors.
Further relevant information on causes of Acute kidney failure may be found in:
Causes of Acute kidney failure: Online Medical Books
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Kidney cancer:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The causes of kidney cancer aren't known, although smokers develop more renal cell tumors than nonsmokers. However, the incidence of this malignancy is rising, possibly as a result of exposure to environmental carcinogens as well as increased longevity. Even so, this cancer accounts for only about 2% of all adult cancers. Kidney cancer is more common in men than women and peaks in incidence between ages 50 and 70.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Medullary sponge kidney:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Medullary sponge kidney may be transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, but this remains unproven. Most nephrologists consider it a congenital abnormality.
Although medullary sponge kidney may be found in both sexes and in all age groups, it primarily affects males ages 40 to 70. It occurs in about 1 in every 5,000 to 20,000 persons.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Polycystic kidney disease:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
While both types of polycystic kidney disease are genetically transmitted, the incidence in two distinct age groups and different inheritance patterns suggest two unrelated disorders. The infantile type appears to be inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, whereas the adult type seems to be an autosomal dominant trait. The gene has been located on chromosome 6, supporting the premise that this is a single genetic disease with variable phenotype presentation.
Polycystic kidney disease reportedly affects 1 in every 1,000 Americans; yet that number may be even higher because some cases from patients who aren’t symptomatic go unreported. Both types of polycystic kidney disease affect males and females equally.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Chronic renal failure:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Diabetes and hypertension are the primary causes of chronic renal failure, accounting for two-thirds of cases. Other causes of chronic renal failure include:
❑ chronic glomerular disease such as glomerulonephritis
❑ chronic infections, such as chronic pyelonephritis or tuberculosis
❑ congenital anomalies such as polycystic kidneys
❑ vascular diseases such as renal nephrosclerosis
❑ obstructive processes such as calculi
❑ collagen diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus
❑ nephrotoxic agents such as long-term aminoglycoside therapy.
These conditions gradually destroy the nephrons and eventually cause irreversible renal failure. Similarly, acute renal failure that fails to respond to treatment becomes chronic renal failure.
This syndrome may progress through the following stages:
❑ reduced renal reserve (creatinine clearance glomerular filtration rate [GFR] is 40 to 70 ml/minute)
❑ renal insufficiency (GFR 20 to 40 ml/ minute)
❑ renal failure (GFR 10 to 20 ml/minute)
❑ end-stage renal disease (GFR less than 10 ml/minute).
Chronic renal failure and end-stage renal disease affect about 2 out of 1,000 people in the United States.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Kidney cancer:
Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)
The cause of kidney cancer is unknown. However, the incidence of this cancer is rising, possibly as a result of exposure to environmental carcinogens as well as increased longevity. Even so, kidney cancer accounts for only about 2% of all adult cancers. It’s twice as common in men as in women and usually affects patients older than age 40.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Polycystic kidney disease:
Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)
Although both types of polycystic kidney disease are genetically transmitted, the incidence in two distinct age-groups and different inheritance patterns suggest two unrelated disorders. The infantile type appears to be inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; the adult type, as an autosomal dominant trait. Both types affect males and females equally.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Renal failure, acute:
Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)
Acute renal failure can be classified as prerenal, intrinsic (or parenchymatous), or postrenal.
Prerenal failure
Diminished blood flow to the kidneys causes prerenal failure. Such decreased flow may result from hypovolemia, shock, embolism, blood loss, sepsis, pooling of fluid in ascites or burns, or a cardiovascular disorder, such as heart failure, arrhythmias, and tamponade. Other causes include disorders of the blood, such as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, transfusion reactions, and other hemolytic disorders; malignant hypertension; and disorders resulting from childbirth-like bleeding (associated with placental abruption or placenta previa) that can damage the kidneys. Autoimmune disorders, such as scleroderma, can also cause acute renal failure.
Intrinsic renal failure
Parenchymatous, or intrinsic, renal failure results from damage to the kidneys themselves, usually resulting from acute tubular necrosis. Such damage may also result from acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis nodosa, vasculitis, sickle cell disease, bilateral renal vein thrombosis, nephrotoxins, ischemia, renal myeloma, and acute pyelonephritis.
Postrenal failure
Bilateral obstruction of urine outflow results in postrenal failure. Possible causes include renal calculi, clots, papillae from papillary necrosis, tumors, benign prostatic hyperplasia, strictures, and urethral edema from catheterization.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Renal failure, chronic:
Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)
Chronic renal failure may result from:
❑ chronic glomerular disease such as glomerulonephritis
❑ chronic infection, such as chronic pyelonephritis or tuberculosis
❑ a congenital anomaly such as polycystic kidneys
❑ vascular disease, such as renal nephrosclerosis or hypertension
❑ an obstructive process such as calculi
❑ collagen disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus
❑ nephrotoxic drug therapy such as long-term aminoglycoside therapy
❑ endocrine disease such as diabetic neuropathy.
Such conditions gradually destroy the nephrons and eventually cause irreversible renal failure. Similarly, acute renal failure that fails to respond to treatment becomes chronic renal failure.
Chronic renal failure may progress through the following stages:
❑ reduced renal reserve (glomerular filtration rate [GFR] is 40 to 70 ml/ minute)
❑ renal insufficiency (GFR is 20 to 40 ml/ minute)
❑ renal failure (GFR 10 to 20 ml/ minute)
❑ end-stage renal disease (GFR is < 10 ml/minute).
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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