Acute Renal Failure

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Acute Renal Failure

According to medline plus, “Acute kidney failure is the rapid loss your kidneys' ability to remove waste and help balance fluids and electrolytes in your body. In this case, rapid means less than 2 days.”(Silberberg) In Acute renal failure, there are 3 different causes: Pre-renal, intrarenal, and post-renal. In pre-renal, it ” occurs when a sudden reduction in blood flow in the kidney (renal hypo-perfusion) causes a loss of kidney function. “ (Thompson) (WebMD) According to WebMD, there is nothing actually wrong with the kidney in this case and it is also the most common cause of acute renal disease. Intrarenal in Acute renal failure “occurs when direct damage to the kidneys causes a sudden loss in kidney function.”(Thompson) Post-renal happens when there is some sort of blockage that occurs in the urinary tract. When this happens, it causes the accumulation of excess waste in the kidneys, sometimes in both.(Staff)

When determining whether or not someone has acute renal failure, there may be many signs that can help diagnose this. One factor that may occur is the amount of urine that your body is excreting. In severe cases like that, a urine test may be asked to be performed by a doctor. When acute renal failure is suspected, a doctor might also ask to get a blood test to see if levels of creatinine and urea are high. Another test that may be done is an imaging test. An imagining test consist of either an ultrasound or a CT in order for the doctor to be able to see inside the kidneys. To determine kidney failure, a doctor might also insert a needle into the kidney to take a sample of it to determine whether or not it is diagnosed. (n.d)

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