title: Acute renal failure in children: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: The rate of survival in children with acute renal failure is 70%, with death due to sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, or fluid-electrolyte imbalances. The author outlines evaluation and treatment procedures conducive to survival.
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D006435:Renal Dialysis