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If you have acute kidney failure do you need dialysis?
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Not necessarily: It depends on the cause and the degree of injury. A toxic drug that is ingested or an infection may injure the kidneys, but after it is removed or metabolized away the kidneys may recover.
Answered 1/13/2018
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