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Classroom classification

百科

Renal failure

肾内科

Common symptoms

多尿、血尿、指甲营养障碍、氮质血症、脱水、肌红蛋白偏高、少尿、蛋白尿、指甲细长

The pathology of disease

Renal failure is acute (AKI) or chronic (CKD) loss of kidney function; azotemia; electrolyte disturbance; fluid overload; dialysis if severe.

Symptoms

Oliguria; edema; fatigue; nausea; metallic taste; hypertension; electrolyte (K+) disturbance; uremia

Causes

Prerenal/intrinsic/postrenal AKI; diabetic/hypertensive CKD; glomerulonephritis; obstruction.

Treatment

Treat cause; control BP/glucose; dialysis if severe; renal replacement; diet/fluid; nephrology follow-up

Dept

Nephrology.

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