Category:Renal Failure

Renal Failure

In progressive renal disease, diminished renal reserve causes renal insufficiency and later renal failure and end stage renal disease.

Renal insufficiency is seen with loss of 50-70% of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), azotaemia with loss of >75% of the GFR and renal failure and uraemia when the GFR is below 30%.

Definitions:

Azotaemia - condition characterised by abnormal levels of nitrogen containing compounds such as urea and creatinine in the blood. Is one of the clinical characteristics of uraemia.

Uraemia - a clinical syndrome of renal failure in which blood urea levels are higher than normal.

Pages in category "Renal Failure"

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