Acute kidney failure
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What is Acute kidney failure?
Acute (sudden) kidney failure is the sudden loss of the ability of the kidneys to remove waste and concentrate urine without losing electrolytes.
Alternative Names:
Kidney failure; Renal failure; Renal failure - acute; ARF
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Posts on Acute kidney failure (516)
I suggest that Critical Care/ICU (and possibly Emergency Medicine/ER) be added as a separa...
Two years ago, I "survived the unsurvivable", as one of my hospitalists put it, on the day ...
- May 20, 2008
My Father has had 2 metal valves placed in his heart. He called today to tell me he now ha...
someone please help me my grandmas kidneys stopped functioning and now shes retaining water...
- Nov 17, 2010
My dog was diagnosed with ARF on Nov 10/2010. She is still in ICU. BUN now is 25, creatinin...
- Aug 26, 2010
I recently had a fever and visited a doctor whilst travelling in china. i was told that mal...
My previously healthy 82yo grandfather was admitted to the emergency dept 3 days ago with a...
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Last Thursday, after he had been vomiting for five days, they finally did bloodwork ...
- Oct 25, 2008
My 7-year-old cat, Henry, was in acute renal failure one month ago. His weekly blood tests...
My 7-year-old cat, Henry, was in acute renal failure one month ago. His weekly blood tests ...
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