the most common pathology of acute renal failure ?
Correct Answer: allergic interstitial nephritis
Description: Acute renal failure (ARF) - acute kidney injury AK1 is a sudden and usually reversible loss of renal function which develops over days or weeks and is usually accompanied by a reduction in urine volume. - A rasied creatinine level can be due to acute, acute on chronic of chronic kidney disease. Treatment of Acute Renal Failure # Treat underl in cause # Blood pressure # Infections # Stop inciting medications # Nephrostomy tubes/ureteral stents if obstruction # Treat scleroderma renal crisis with ACE inhibitor # Hydration # Diuresis (Lasix) # Renal Replacement Therapy : Dialysis & Renal Transplant * Dopamine: no benefit E Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP) or ANP-analogue (Anaritide): promising ref : harrisons 21st ed
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