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Terms Acute Renal Failure
(ARF) Oliguria Anuria Isothenuria Uremia Chronic Renal Failure End-Stage Renal
Failure (CRF) Reduced Nephron
Mass
Rhabdomyolysis Multiple Myolema Glomerulus Glomorulonephritis Reduced Renal
Mass Glucose Intolerance Hemodialysis Peritoneal Dialysis
Types Acute Renal Failure
(ARF)-Prerenal-Renal-Post-renal
-Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
and End-Stage Renal
Failure
Prerenal Causes Hypovolemia Dehydration Poor intake of fluids Medication Loss of blood
supply to the kidney
Post Renal Causes Obstruction of the
bladder or ureters Prostate cancer or
hypertrophy Tumors in the
abdomen Kidney stones
Chronic Renal Failure Causes
Most Common Poorly Controlled
Diabetes Poorly Controlled
High BP Chronic
Glomerulonephritis
Less Common Polycystic Kidney
Disease Reflux Nephropathy Kidney Stones Prostate Disease
Symptoms Metabolic Acidosis Inability to secrete
Potassium Increased urea in
the blood Anemia Generalized
weakness Loss of Appetite Lethargy
Fatigue Rapid breathing Increased BP Increased fluid
leading to CHF Coma
In America >250,000 people have
end-stage renal failure (Diabetes and HTN cause more than half)
50,000 die yearly 30,000 new cases of
CRF are diagnosed each year
The numbers of donors has been sufficient for about 1/3 of the people on the waiting list
Sources Cited Essentials of Paramedic Care (Second
Edition) Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology
(Seventh Edition) www.medicinenet.com www.venofer.com www.medindia.net www.uwhealth.org www.37point5.co.uk/healthcare/renal.ph
p www.medsci.org