Acute Renal Failure
• Acute Renal Failure (Acute Kidney Failure) is the rapid loss of kidney function. 
• Acute Renal Failure leads to the accumulation of water and toxins in the body.
• Acute Renal Failure can lead to uremia (accumulation of urea toxins in the blood).
• Acute Renal Failure can also leads to the accumulation of water and volume overload.
• Acute Renal Failure can occur from:
· Sudden loss of blood volume
· Extreme dehydration
· Hemorrhage
· Shock
· Overwhelming infection such as sepsis.
• Acute Renal Failure can also occur as a side effect of a medications or poisons.
• Acute Renal Failure can also be related to liver failure. This is called Hepato-renal syndrome.
Posted on January 2, 2009
