About The Medical Condition Kidney Failure, Acute
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Kidney Failure, Acute
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Kidney Failure, Acute?
A clinical syndrome characterized by a sudden decrease in glomerular filtration rate, often to values of less than 1 to 2 ml per minute. It is usually associated with oliguria (urine volumes of less than 400 ml per day) and is always associated with biochemical consequences of the reduction in glomerular filtration rate such as a rise in blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine concentrations.
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