Acute kidney failure
An abrupt loss of kidney function.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 38-year old asked:
What causes acute kidney failure?
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A 31-year old asked:
What could cause acute kidney failure?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are signs of acute kidney failure?
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A 21-year old asked:
What are symptoms of acute kidney failure?
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A 29-year old asked:
What are the tests for acute kidney failure?
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A 37-year old asked:
For how long does acute kidney failure last?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: acute kidney failure?
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A 46-year old asked:
How long it takes to get back to normal after an episode of acute kidney failure?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Can someone have acute kidney failure, not know it and die? Or would it eventually get severe enough to where they'd know they need to seek help?
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A 38-year old asked:
If you have acute kidney failure do you need dialysis?
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A 45-year old asked:
What usually causes acute kidney failure in the elderly?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can acute kidney failure recover even if the kidney shrunk and has igan?
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A 47-year old asked:
How would the urine of a person suffering from acute kidney failure be different from a healthy person?
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A 29-year old asked:
My husband drank antifreeze and is now having acute kidney failure--how likely is it his kidneys will heal?
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A 51-year old male asked:
Acute kidney failure caused by meds. Stopped meds and got better. Creatin level falling 1.9-1.7-1.6-1.3 at last test. Is this good?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Can you die from acute kidney failure ? (suggesting a drug overdose) What would be initialized signs of death is closing in? Would there be physical pain?
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A 48-year old asked:
What is the treatment for acute kidney failure?
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A 31-year old asked:
Does your tongue swell during acute kidney failure?
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A 51-year old male asked:
After a bad reaction to meds acute kidney failure occured but creatinine is now falling from 1.6 to 1.3 and bun from 27 to 23 good sign for recovery
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A 40-year old asked:
Could pyelonephritis cause acute kidney failure?
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A 31-year old asked:
What usually causes acute tubular necrosis when considering acute kidney failure?
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A 34-year old male asked:
If acute kidney failure is beginning to happen because of dehydration and I drink pedialyte, can get get better on its own at home?
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A 51-year old male asked:
Lisonopril and spiranolactone dosage too high, caused acute kidney failure. Stop meds, got better. Creatinine levels fall monthly, now 1.6 is that ok?
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A 36-year old asked:
Could you pick up acute kidney failure by having a kidney infection?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Is it possible to tell whether you have acute kidney failure from symptoms alone(e.g. no urine, arrhythmia, hypotension, kidney pain)? Should I stop all meds or just NSAID? Can rehydration reverse the damage from acute kidney failure?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Can not fasting before a blood test show results of acute kidney failure & i'm scheduled for another test that i will fast for amen?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Husbands crp protein result is 96. has mild cirrhosis and acute kidney failure. why is it so high? dangerous? what does it mean?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Having acute kidney failure for the second time in two years.why does this keep happening?long term effects?i drink alcohol,does that effect it?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Bun creatine lab says range 8-19 and mine is 25. is this high? have liver disease and had acute kidney failure three months ago. why is it high?
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A 54-year old male asked:
I have acute kidney failure due to spina bifida condition hence i am not able to empty my bladder normally, how can a neurological bladder be corrected ?
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