title: Acute renal failure. Prompt diagnosis is key to effective management.
abstract: An abrupt decrease in the kidneys' ability to excrete waste products is a common cause of severe morbidity and death in critically ill patients. This complication may result from prerenal, renal parenchymal, or postrenal causes. The authors describe the clinical and laboratory evaluation of acute renal failure and offer an approach to prevention and appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Charleston.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Davda
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Guzman
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans