sudden and temporary loss of kidney function. Some cases may lead to chronic renal failure.
Sudden and severe decrease in kidney function that is short term.
The rapid loss of kidney function over a few hours or days
Kidney failure that happens quickly—within days or a week. It is often caused by injury or drug interactions. Acute renal failure usually can be reversed.
Sudden and often temporary loss of kidney function. Also called acute kidney failure. As opposed to chronic renal failure.
A condition in which the kidneys suddenly stop working. In some acute cases, kidneys can recover from an almost complete loss of functioning.
Acute renal failure (ARF) is a rapid loss of renal function due to damage to the kidneys, resulting in retention of nitrogenous (urea and creatinine) and non-nitrogenous waste products that are normally excreted by the kidney. Depending on the severity and duration of the renal dysfunction, this accumulation is accompanied by metabolic disturbances, such as metabolic acidosis (acidification of the blood) and hyperkalaemia (elevated potassium levels), changes in body fluid balance, and effects on many other organ systems. It can be characterised by oliguria or anuria (decrease or cessation of urine production), although nonoliguric ARF may occur.