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Acute kidney injury (AKI)
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KIDNEY FAILURE DIAGNOSIS
e.Diagnosis
If your signs and symptoms
Kidneys are the organs that suggest that you have acute
filter waste products from
the blood. They are also kidney failure, your doctor
involved in regulating blood may recommend certain tests
pressure, electrolyte and procedures to verify your
balance, and red blood cell diagnosis. These may include:
production in the body.
CAUSES Urine output
Your SYMPTOMS depend measurements, Urine
on: Diabetes is the number one tests, Blood tests, Imaging tests,
How badly your kidney is cause of kidney disease,
injured and Removing a sample of
responsible for approximately kidney tissue for testing.
What caused your acute
kidney failure 44 percent of all kidney failure
How quickly your kidney cases1. High blood pressure
problems are getting
worse (also called hypertension) is the TREATMENT
First, you may have second leading cause, Treatment for acute kidney
symptoms that include:
accountable for about 29 failure typically requires a
Weight gain
percent1. Glomerulonephritis, a hospital stay. Most people with
Swelling in your feet and
ankles general term for many types of acute kidney failure are already
Puffiness in your face and kidney inflammation, as well as hospitalized. How long you'll
hands genetic diseases such as stay in the hospital depends on
Urinating less or not at all polycystic kidney disease
—most healthy adults the reason for your acute
urinate between 3 cups (PKD), autoimmune diseases,
and 2 quarts of urine per kidney failure and how quickly
day birth defects and other your kidneys recover.
Later symptoms: problems can also cause kidney
Feeling sick to your disease.
stomach, tired, and less In some cases, you may be able
hungry to recover at home.
Trouble focusing

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