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Does age matter when kidneys decide to fail?
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Yes: Kidney(renal) failure is very serious at any age. However, elderly patients are usually more at risk from complications because of other disease processes that man occur as they age.
Answered 1/15/2019
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See below: As you age you are more likely to have kidney failure. However it can be seen at all ages, including neo nates.
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