What is Acute Renal Failure?

Acute (sudden) kidney failure is the abrupt or sudden decline of the ability of the kidneys to remove waste and concentrate urine without losing electrolytes.

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What do patients take to treat Acute Renal Failure and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Hemodialysis
(Home Hemodialysis HHD)
1
0
0
0
Furosemide
(Mylan Furosemide, Diural, Furix, Lasix)
0

These charts show data from Acute Renal Failure patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Acute Renal Failure at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
66% Females
34% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 2
20-29 yrs 5
30-39 yrs 1
40-49 yrs 3
50-59 yrs 0
60-69 yrs 1
70+ yrs 1
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 27

These charts show data from Acute Renal Failure patients who have completed their condition history