title: Acute renal failure.
abstract: The diagnosis and therapy of acute renal failure should be approached in concert, bearing in mind that more than one cause may co-exist in a patient. Therapy includes reversing prerenal and postrenal failure, removing any nephrotoxins, adjusting drug dosages, correcting acidemia, maintaining good nutritional status, and using dialysis when necessary.
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans