Acute Renal Failure
Acute Renal Failure: Introduction
Acute Renal Failure:
Acute renal failure (ARF) is the sudden onset of kidney
failure. This can be caused by an accident that injures the kidneys, loss
of a lot ... more about Acute Renal Failure.
Acute Renal Failure: Syndrome characterised by rapid decline in kidney function with accumulation of waste products in the blood, occurring over a period of days to weeks.
More detailed information about the symptoms,
causes, and treatments of Acute Renal Failure is available below.
Symptoms of Acute Renal Failure
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symptoms of Acute Renal Failure
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Acute Renal Failure: Complications
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- Pulmonary oedema, high potassium levels in blood (hyperkalemia), cardiac arrythmias, encephalopathy, pericarditis
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Medical Textbooks Online about Acute Renal Failure
Medical Books Excerpts
- UREMIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- UREMIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- UREMIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Acute Renal Failure: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Acute Renal Failure
Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical
condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be
misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or other causes of pelvic pain.
This condition can cause chronic pelvic pain or symptoms of urinary incontinence,
similar to overactive bladder.
Millions of patients may be misdiagnosed - an estimated third of the 9 million women with
chronic pelvic pain (CPP) or 4.5 million of the 17 million women with overactive bladder syndrome
do not respond well to treatment, and may have interstitial cystitis rather than their given diagnosis.
In other words, about 6 million US women may have misdiagnosed interstitial cystitis.
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Causes of Acute Renal Failure
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causes of Acute Renal Failure
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Treatments for Acute Renal Failure
- Treat underlying cause of renal failure eg antibiotics for sepsis or kidney infection, removal of urinary tract obstruction
- Fluid replacement if hypovolemic - IV fluids, blood or plasma transfusion
- Sodium bicarbonate IV if patient has metabolic acidosis
- Correct high potassium (hyperkalemia) - IV calcium gluconate, insulin
- Give oxygen
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treatments for Acute Renal Failure
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Article Excerpts about Acute Renal Failure
Acute renal failure (ARF) is the sudden onset of kidney
failure. This can be caused by an accident that injures the kidneys, loss
of a lot of blood, or some drugs or poisons. ARF may lead to permanent
loss of kidney function. But if the kidneys are not seriously damaged,
they may recover. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)
Definitions of Acute Renal Failure:
A clinical syndrome characterized by a sudden decrease in glomerular filtration rate, often to values of less than 1 to 2 ml per minute. It is usually associated with oliguria (urine volumes of less than 400 ml per day) and is always associated with biochemical consequences of the reduction in glomerular filtration rate such as a rise in blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine concentrations.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract
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