Acute renal failure (medical condition): Syndrome characterised by rapid decline in kidney function with accumulation of waste products in the blood, occurring over a period of days to weeks.
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Acute renal failure: renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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.
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Acute renal failure: clinical syndrome characterized by a sudden decrease in glomerular filtration rate, usually associated with oliguria and 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.
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Acute renal failure (medical condition): See Acute Renal Failure (disease information).
»Introduction: Acute Renal Failure
»Symptoms of Acute Renal Failure
»Treatments for 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)
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)
Acute renal failure (symptom): Another name for Acute kidney failure.
»Introduction: Acute kidney failure
»Causes of Acute kidney failure
Acute renal failure (symptom): The sudden and acute loss of kidney function.
Acute renal failure (symptom): 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)
Source: Diseases Database
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - CRISP
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source: CRISP
Source: CRISP
The following list attempts to classify Acute renal failure into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Source: Diseases Database
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