Renal failure: A condition characterized by a failure of the kidney to excrete toxic metabolites from the body. See free access online books about Renal failure below. See detailed information below for a list of 169 causes of Renal failure, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
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Renal failure is any acute or chronic loss of kidney function and is the term used when some kidney function remains. ESRD is total, or nearly total, and permanent kidney failure. (Source: excerpt from Glomerular Diseases: NIDDK)
Renal failure is any acute or chronic loss of kidney function and is the term used when some kidney function remains. ESRD is total, or nearly total, and permanent kidney failure. (Source: excerpt from Glomerular Diseases: NIDDK)
A kidney stone is a solid piece of material that forms in the kidney out of substances in the urine.
A stone may stay in the kidney or break loose and travel down the urinary tract. A small stone may pass all of the way out of the body without causing too much pain.
A larger stone may get stuck in a ureter, the bladder, or the urethra. A problem stone can block the flow of urine and cause great pain. (Source: excerpt from What Are Kidney Stones: NIDDK)
Kidney stones is the term commonly used to refer to stones, or calculi, in the urinary system. Stones form in the kidneys and may be found anywhere in the urinary system. They vary in size. Some stones cause great pain while others cause very little. The aim of treatment is to remove the stones, prevent infection, and prevent recurrence. Both nonsurgical and surgical treatments are used. Kidney stones affect men more often than women. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)
Renal failure: loss of renal function, either acute or chronic, that results in azotemia and syndrome of uremia. SYN: end-stage renal disease.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Acute or chronic condition, characterized by the inability of the kidneys to adequately filter the blood substances, resulting in uremia and electrolyte imbalances. Acute renal failure is usually associated with oliguria or anuria, hyperkalemia, and pulmonary edema. Chronic renal failure is irreversible and requires hemodialysis.--2004
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Inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Inability of a kidney to excrete metabolites at normal plasma levels under conditions of normal loading or inability to retain electrolytes under conditions of normal intake.
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The list below shows some of the causes of Renal failure mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Renal failure. Of the 169 causes of Renal failure that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Renal failure' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Azotemia renal, Kidney failure, Uremia, Kidney failure, chronic [Chronic renal failure], Uremia, chronic [Chronic renal failure], Renal failure, chronic [Chronic renal failure], CRF [Chronic renal failure]
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Medical Conditions associated with Renal failure:
Kidney symptoms (755 causes)
Symptoms related to Renal failure:
Kidney symptoms (755 causes), Kidney pain (7 causes), Kidney disease, Hypertension (255 causes), Acute pancreatitis (1 cause), Hemorrhage (1255 causes), Urinary tumor, Internal bleeding (3 causes), Urinary stones, Acute nephritis, Heat exhaustion, Chronic nephritis, Shock (113 causes)
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