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.

How do members experience acute renal failure?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with acute renal failure*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for acute renal failure*

*Data from patients with acute renal failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with acute renal failure*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Home Hemodialysis HHD)
Perceived effectiveness
for acute renal failure (5 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
acute renal failure (13)

*Data from patients with acute renal failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has acute renal failure on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 11
30s 46
40s 83
50s 113
60s 128
70+ 85

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 159
Female 302