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What is the most common indicator of acute renal failure?
Azotemia which is an accumulation of nitrogenous wastes (urea, nitrogen, uric acid, and creatine) and a decrease GFR.
How can acute renal failure develop?
It can result from decreased blood flow to the kidney, disorders that distrupt the structures in the kidney, or disorders that interrfere with the elimination of urine from the kidney.
Can acute renal failure be reverse?
YES
What are the major causes of intrarenal failure?
Ishchemia associated with prerenal failure, injury to the tubular structures of the nephron, and intratubular obsturction. Actue glomerulonephritis and acute pyelonephritis also are intrisic
Postrenal
Bilateral uretal obsturction and bladder outlet obstruction
Decreased GFR may be normal for who?
Infants and older adults
Heart failure and cirrhosis can cause what?
Reduced kidney perfusion, such as heart failure and cirrhosis.
CKD can result from?
Diabetes, hypertension, gomerulonephritis, and other kidney diseases.
What are the clinical manifestations of CKD?
Altered fluid, electroylyte, and acid base balance, dsorders of mineral metabolism and bone disease, anemia and coagulaition disorders, cardiovascular complications and disorders associated with accumluation of nitrogenous wasted and impaired drug elimanation.
What is some potential prblems with pertoneal dialysis?
Infection, catheter malfunction, dehydration, hyperglycemia and hernia.
What is used to prevent clotting?
Heparin
Chronic disease is defined as either diagnosed kidney damge or a GFR of less What is than 60 ML/minute for 3 months or more
CKD
Post renal if
Urinary output.
