Renal Failure (Kidney Failure)

Renal failure is the loss of the kidney's ability to excrete metabolic wastes, and it shows up as an accumulation of urea in the blood together with a marked drop in urine output. It comes in two forms with very different outlooks. In acute renal failure, kidney function stops abruptly - often triggered by a sudden event such as severe blood loss, poisoning or obstruction - but there is a real chance of the kidneys recovering their function afterwards if the underlying cause is treated in time. In chronic renal failure, by contrast, there is a slow, progressive, and ultimately irreversible loss of functioning nephrons over months or …