Acute Renal Failure (ARF)

Acute Renal (Kidney) Failure

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Definition :
Acute (sudden) kidney failure is the sudden loss of the ability of the kidneys to remove waste and concentrate urine without losing electrolytes.

Cause :

There are many possible causes of kidney damage. They include:

• Decreased blood flow, which may occur with extremely low blood pressure caused by trauma, surgery, serious illnesses, septic shock, hemorrhage, burns, or dehydration
• Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
• Infections that directly injury the kidney such as acute pyelonephritis or septicemia
• Urinary tract obstruction (obstructive uropathy)
• Autoimmune kidney disease such as interstitial nephritis or acute nephritic syndrome
• Disorders that cause clotting within the thin blood vessels of the kidney
• Idiopathic thrombocytopenic thrombotic purpura (ITTP)
• Transfusion reaction
• Malignant hypertension
• Scleroderma,
• Hemolytic-uremic syndrome

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