Renal Failure, Acute: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Renal Failure, Acute: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: Until recently, a systematic definition of acute renal failure (ARF) was lacking, which led to significant confusion both clinically and in the medical literature. In 2004, the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) group published the RIFLE ...

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Tags: Emergency, Kidney Health, Urinary System, Kidney Disease, Kidney Failure, Emergency Medicine, First Aid and Emergency

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A stone down below: a urethral stone causing acute urinary retention and renal failure. http://bit.ly/c7GfEE

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Rhabdomyolysis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Rhabdomyolysis was first described in the victims of crush injury during the 1940-1941 London, England, blitzkrieg bombing raids of World War II.1 It has many etiologies. Pathophysiology Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibers ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Chronic renal failure (CRF) requiring dialysis or transplantation is known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In the United States, diabetic nephropathy is the most common and hypertension is the second most common cause. Along with glomerulonephritis, ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Patients suffering renal failure may undergo dialysis. While helpful, dialysis may have complications. Learn more. http://bit.ly/bftVRt

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emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Urinary obstruction is a common cause of acute and chronic renal failure. A wide variety of pathological processes, intrinsic and extrinsic to the urinary system, can cause obstruction. Symptoms and signs of obstruction are often mild, ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Urinary obstruction is a common cause of acute and chronic renal failure. Learn about the causes and symptoms. http://bit.ly/dvcP5p

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emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Acute glomerulonephritis refers to a specific set of renal diseases in which an immunologic mechanism triggers inflammation and proliferation of glomerular tissue that can result in damage to the basement membrane, mesangium, or capillary endothelium. Hippocrates ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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The pain associated with the passage of kidney stones has been likened to childbirth. Learn more about kidney stones. http://bit.ly/bqpbEX

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emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is primarily a disease of infancy and early childhood and is classically characterized by the triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure. In 1955, Gasser et al first described ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Hemolytic uremic syndrome is mainly a disease of infancy. Learn the causes and symptoms. http://bit.ly/ato8fy

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Some new material added to Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome at eMedicine. Head to http://bit.ly/4gDFU7! #nephrology #pediatrics

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