signs and symptoms of acute renal failure

Signs and symptoms of acute renal failure(ARF)

Clinically there may be no symptoms or signs of ARF but oliguria is common( urine output < 400ml/24h). ARF can be detected with rising plasma urea and creatinine.

In normal person
Urea 1.8g/dl conc, 21g/day output,2.5-6.7mmol/l in serum
Creatinine 150mg/dl, 1.8g/day output, 70-50 micromol/l in serum



Patients with acute renal failure, tx underlying cause

Pre renal uraemia ( uraemia: raised serum urea concentration): impaired perfusion of the kidneys with blood

Signs and symptoms
Anorexia
Nausea
Pruritus
Clouding
Drowsiness
Fits
epistaxes

kumar and clarke
oxford clinical medicine