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Acute Renal Failure
Acute kidney failure occurs when your kidneys suddenly become unable to filter waste products from your blood. When your kidneys lose their filtering ability, dangerous levels of wastes may accumulate, and your blood's chemical makeup may get out of balance. Acute kidney failure — also called acute renal failure or acute kidney injury — develops rapidly over a few hours or a few days. Acute kidney failure is most common in people who are already hospitalized, particularly in critically ill people who need intensive care. Acute kidney failure can be fatal and requires intensive treatment. However, acute kidney failure may be reversible. If you're otherwise in good health, you may recover normal or nearly normal kidney function.
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This video explains acute kidney failure, in which the kidneys suddenly become unable to filter waste products from the blood. It covers how wastes can accumulate and unbalance the blood's chemistry, who is most commonly affected, and that the condition requires intensive treatment but may be reversible.
Key points
- Explains the kidneys suddenly losing their filtering ability so dangerous levels of waste may accumulate
- Notes the blood's chemical makeup may get out of balance
- States it develops rapidly over a few hours or a few days and is also called acute renal failure or acute kidney injury
- Notes it is most common in people already hospitalized, particularly critically ill people needing intensive care
- Notes it can be fatal and requires intensive treatment, but may be reversible with otherwise good health
Video Overview
This video presents “Acute Renal Failure” — Acute kidney failure occurs when your kidneys suddenly become unable to filter waste products from your blood. When your kidneys lose their filtering ability, dangerous levels of wastes may accumulate, and your blood's chemical makeup may. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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