Acute Renal Failure Quiz
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Content updated on Nov 2, 2022
Acute kidney failure occurs when the kidneys suddenly become unable to filter waste products from the blood. As a result, dangerous levels of wastes may accumulate, and the blood's chemical makeup may get out of balance.Acute kidney failure can be life-threatening.
Decrease in urine volume
Passing much less urine than normal
Swelling of any body part
Fatigue
Passing slightly less urine than usual
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 kidney failure involves identifying the illness or injury that originally damaged the kidneys and treat the underlying cause. It is also important to manage the complications and allow the kidneys time to heal.
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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.
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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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