Prevalence Causes Clinical features Investigations Therapy Prevention Prognosis

Prevalence Acute renal failure is defined as oliguria: urine output < 400 mL/day rapid (hours to weeks) decline in glomerular filtration rate manifest by increasing serum urea and creatinine Acute renal failure is relatively common in in-patients, especially if they have pre-existing renal insufficiency c

Expiry date: July 2003
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