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People with these symptoms also use Ubie's symptom checker to find possible causes

  • Haven't passed urine in more than 12 hours

  • Difficult to urinate after vigorous exercise

  • No urine

  • Hardly passing urine

  • Easily tired

  • Pass less urine after vigorous exercise

  • Swelling face

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What is acute renal failure?

Acute kidney failure happens when the kidneys suddenly can't filter waste products from the blood. This can cause dangerous waste levels to build up and the blood's chemical balance to be disrupted. Acute kidney failure can be life-threatening.

Symptoms of acute renal failure

  • Decrease in urine volume

  • Passing much less urine than normal

  • Swelling of any body part

  • Fatigue

  • Passing slightly less urine than usual

Questions your doctor may ask to check for acute renal failure

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose acute renal failure

  • Are you passing less urine?

  • Are you passing much less urine than normal?

  • Do you have any swelling in any part of your body?

  • Do you feel fatigued?

  • Are you passing slightly less urine than usual?

Treatment for acute renal failure

Treatment for acute kidney failure involves identifying and treating the illness or injury that initially damaged the kidneys. It's also important to manage complications and give the kidneys time to heal.

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References

  • Lameire N, Van Biesen W, Vanholder R. Acute renal failure. Lancet. 2005 Jan 29-Feb 4;365(9457):417-30. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)17831-3. PMID: 15680458.

    https://www.thelancet.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673605702385

  • Bellomo R. Acute renal failure. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Oct;32(5):639-50. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1287872. Epub 2011 Oct 11. PMID: 21989699.

    https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0031-1287872

  • Boydstun II. Acute renal failure. Adolesc Med Clin. 2005 Feb;16(1):1-9, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.admecli.2004.09.002. PMID: 15844380.

    https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1547336804000695

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Reviewed By:

Yoshinori Abe

Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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