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Acute Renal Failure

What are the various types of ARF?
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Acute renal failure can be divided into three categories: 

a. Acute renal failure characterized by diminished renal blood flow (60 to 70 percent of cases). 


b. Acute renal failure, due to damage to the renal tissue (25 to 40 percent of cases). 


c. Acute renal failure because of urinary tract obstruction (5 to 10 percent of cases). 

Causes not related to kidney per se

1. Systemic conditions like heart failure, blood or fluid loss.

2. Local causes renal artery narrowing, Diseases of arteries.

Renal causes

1. Acute tubular necrosis - 85% /toxic/septic renal failure

2. Glomerular disease - 5% (primary in systemic diseases) 

3. Other diseases of Kidney - 10%

Causes of blocked flow of urine from kidney 

Urinary tract obstruction like in tumors, stones, inflammation etc.

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Posted by:  jheswift(Guest)  Posted on: 01/15/2012
how does heart failure related to ARF? thanks for reply

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Posted by:  Feona  Posted on: 10/21/2010
i already had A.R.F, followed by my pregnency, on 25th may 2010. i was on dylises also. i lost my baby, but i want to hav a baby again. is is possible to have a baby without having ARF? i am really wanting to have a baby but the doctors say its a high rick to my life again, but can to please tell me how medically i can carry the pregnancy or its not possible. pleaze reply as early as possible. thank you.

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Posted by:  Drsanjeevbehura  Posted on: 04/13/2011
Having Developed ARF during pregnancy does increase your chance of having renal problem during your subsequent pregnancy but under good care you of a nephrologist it can be managed well. details would be required about your previous pregnancy to get a full picture of etilogy of ARF.

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Posted by:  abida(Guest)  Posted on: 05/19/2010
Abida can you please include more complications of A.R.F(Acute Renal failure)

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Posted by:  chiranjeevi.Toka(Guest)  Posted on: 11/29/2008
I want to the unirary track animations

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Posted by:  vimal(Guest)  Posted on: 11/10/2008
in depth condents

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