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Also known as: AKI, acute renal failure, ARF.
When the kidneys are suddenly (hours to a few days) damaged (it can vary in severity and have a variety of causes) and cannot perform their normal function of removing extra fluid, salts, waste and toxins from the blood, (plus other functions like controlling blood pressure, hormone production) the condition is known as acute kidney injury.
Causes can be divided into those that arise from:
Symptoms depend on the underlying cause, come on suddenly and common ones include:
Acute kidney injury is a serious illness that requires hospitalization and/or being in a Pediatric Critical Care Unit. Supportive care may involve fluid management, diet modification, medications, acute kidney dialysis or continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP
This page was last updated on: May 01, 2020 03:57 PM
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