With proper treatment, most people can survive an episode without long-term consequences.
Normal fluid and electrolyte levels are necessary for the whole body to function optimally.
Waste materials are toxic to most of the body’s cells and tissues, which results in wide-ranging symptoms.
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Symptoms of acute renal failure develop quickly, over several hours or days.
There are a number different ways thatacute renal failure can occur.
Anything that rapidly damages the kidneys will decrease the amount of work they are able to do.
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Acute kidney failure can be temporary or may be the sign of a larger problem.
This makes it hard for the kidneys to do their job of filtering blood.
Intrinsic
This describes causes of kidneys failure in which the kidneys themselves are harmed.
A very large kidney stone can also cause intrinsic damage to the kidney.
A largekidney stoneor a tumor, for example, can be located in the bladder or the urethra.
Diagnosis
There are certain criteria for thediagnosis of acute renal failure.
(For reference, 30 milliliters is approximately one ounce of urine.)
Many people improve with treatment and do not experience long-term problems orchronic renal failure.
Treatments can include:
Kidney Function Tests
Kidney function testsare a group of tests that examine your kidney function.
Kidney function tests include:
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