Acute renal failure (ARF) can cause pain in some people. Some people may experience chest pain or related conditions that can cause lower back pain or painful urination. But not everyone ...

One of the most common causes of death in hospitals is acute kidney injury, or AKI, the sudden loss of function in this vital blood-cleaning organ. AKI, formerly called acute renal failure, struck ...

Doctors treat acute renal failure with several methods. These may include managing fluid levels and electrolytes, taking vasopressors, and short-term dialysis.

Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure, is when the kidneys are suddenly unable to filter waste products from the blood. This condition can develop slowly or quickly, and ...

Acute renal failure comes on suddenly, usually in people who are already critically ill. Chronic kidney disease develops gradually and may not cause symptoms until much later. Treatments differ ...

Acute kidney injury, also known as acute renal failure, involves a rapid decrease in renal function demonstrated by a reversible increase in nitrogen waste products and creatinine monitored by serum ...

Is it common to see renal failure triggered by high doses of topical acyclovir (Zovirax) (i.e., 800 mg five times a day)? The patient in question was obese, diabetic and hypertensive.

In a study by Gare et al. [7] a total of 66 patients with chronic renal failure and/or diabetes mellitus received low-dose dopamine (2 µg/kg/min) plus saline or saline alone for 48 hours.

November 13, 2003 Question In sepsis patients who require high-dose vasopressors, despite keeping central venous pressure (CVP) in the range of 12-15 mmHg, how do you prevent acute renal failure?

A NUMBER of investigators have studied the recovery of renal function after acute renal failure. 1–10 The clearance of inulin, thiosulfate, mannitol, creatinine, para-aminohippurate and ...

THE infusion of low-molecular-weight dextran (Dextran 40) has been associated with acute renal failure in 14 patients. 14 Three of these cases, not previously reported but submitted to Pharmacia ...