Acute Renal Failure

Acute

Acute renal failure is rapidly progressive but may be reversible. It can result from pre-renal, intra-renal or post-renal factors.

• Prerenal factors include ischaemia and reduced renal perfusion
• Intrarenal factors include acute interstitial nephritis and
• Postrenal factors include lower urinary tract obstruction.

Clinical signs include oliguria or anuria, vomiting and anorexia; blood sample analysis shows azotaemia.