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Kidney failure

Kidney failure, also known as renal failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. Kidney failure is classified as either acute kidney failure, which develops rapidly and may resolve; and chronic kidney…

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Causes
Low blood pressure · blockage of the urinary tract · certain medications · muscle breakdown · hemolytic uremic syndrome
Complications
Acute: Uremia, high blood potassium, volume overload Chronic: Heart disease, high blood pressure, anemia
Diagnostic method
Decreased urine production · increased serum creatinine · Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) · < 15
Frequency
Acute: 3 per 1,000 per year Chronic: 1 per 1,000 (US)
Other names
Renal failure, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), stage 5 chronic kidney disease
Specialty
Nephrology

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Classification

Chronic kidney failure

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Causes

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Treatment

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Kidney failure

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Kidney failure

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Causes · 9
Kidney failure → blockage of the urinary tract, certain medications, Diabetes, hemolytic uremic syndrome, high blood pressure, Low blood pressure, muscle breakdown, nephrotic syndrome, polycystic kidney disease
related to Chronic kidney failure · 8
Kidney failure → Chronic, Other, Overuse, Polycystic, SLE, Some, Systemic, The
related to Acute kidney injury · 7
Kidney failure → Acute, AKI, Causes, Drug, Heart-bypass, People, Unlike
measured by · 6
Kidney failure → Chronic, CKD, GFR, People, Stage, Stages
related to Signs and symptoms · 6
Kidney failure → If, Kidney, Someone, Symptoms, Very, When
related to Acute-on-chronic kidney failure · 5
Kidney failure → Acute, AKI, AoCRF, Like AKI, The
Diagnostic method · 4
Kidney failure → 15, Decreased urine production, Glomerular filtration rate (GFR), increased serum creatinine
has treatment · 3
Kidney failure → It, RRT, Treatment
related to Classification · 2
Kidney failure → Kidney, The
Complications · 1
Kidney failure → Acute: Uremia, high blood potassium, volume overload Chronic: Heart disease, high blood pressure, anemia

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Kidney failureCausesLow blood pressure1.00infobox
Kidney failureCausesblockage of the urinary tract1.00infobox
Kidney failureCausescertain medications1.00infobox
Kidney failureCausesmuscle breakdown1.00infobox
Kidney failureCauseshemolytic uremic syndrome1.00infobox
Kidney failureCausesDiabetes1.00infobox
Kidney failureCauseshigh blood pressure1.00infobox
Kidney failureCausesnephrotic syndrome1.00infobox
Kidney failureCausespolycystic kidney disease1.00infobox
Kidney failureComplicationsAcute: Uremia, high blood potassium, volume overload Chronic: Heart disease, high blood pressure, anemia1.00infobox
Kidney failureDiagnostic methodDecreased urine production1.00infobox
Kidney failureDiagnostic methodincreased serum creatinine1.00infobox
Kidney failureDiagnostic methodGlomerular filtration rate (GFR)1.00infobox
Kidney failureDiagnostic method< 151.00infobox
Kidney failureFrequencyAcute: 3 per 1,000 per year Chronic: 1 per 1,000 (US)1.00infobox
Kidney failureOther namesRenal failure, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), stage 5 chronic kidney disease1.00infobox
Kidney failureSpecialtyNephrology1.00infobox
Kidney failureSymptomsLeg swelling, feeling tired, reduced urination, foamy urine, loss of appetite, confusion1.00infobox
Kidney failureTreatmentAcute: Depends on the cause Chronic: Hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplant1.00infobox
Kidney failureTypesAcute kidney failure, chronic kidney failure1.00infobox

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