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What could cause acute kidney failure?

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Dr. Sanjay Kumar answered

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Common causes: The answer is very long. Commonly, i encounter causes such as dehydration, sepsis, heart failure, drugs & obstruction to urinary flow.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/4/2019

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Multiple causes: Shock from any cause, auto-immune nephritis, bilaleral ureteral obstruction, drug toxicity, liver failure etc. See the site below for more info http://www.Bing.Com/health/article/mayo-mads00280/acute-kidney-failure?Q=acute+renal+failure+causes&qpvt=acute+renal+failure+causes#causes.

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Answered 1/3/2013

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