Acute Kidney Failure

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Acute Renal Failure

A client arrives at a clinic with with complains of asthenia, malaise, headache,

weight gain, and a decrease in urination. A tentative diagnosis of acute renal failure is

made. Explain the pathophysiology of acute renal failure. Include prerenal, intrarenal and

postrenal cause. Acute kidney failure occurs when the kidneys are no longer able to

filture waste products from your blood. Unfortunatley this leads to unbalanced levels

of waste accumilated in the blood making this a very serious problem. This condition

can be fatal and requires intensive treatment. Fortunately, however this may be reversible. Prerenal kidney failure occurs suddently when a reduction in blood flow to the kidneys causes loss of kidney function. Prerenal renal failure is the most common type of acute renal failure. This complication is product of many diseases, conditions, and medications that decrease the normal amount of fluid and blood especially in the body. Some examples of these medications are ACE Inhibitors and NSAIDS, severe dehydration, and burns. Another type of kidney faiulre is Intrarenal. This condition occurs when direct damage to the kineys causes a sudden loss of kidney function. Acute tubular nerosis is a very common cause of Intrarenal renal failure, a condition in which the small filtering tubes in the kidney are injured. Other causes are complicated surgeries

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