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	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Acute kidney failure
		Renal failure - acute; Kidney failure; Kidney failure - acute; Renal failure; ARF
		Acute renal failure is sudden loss of the ability of the kidneys to excrete wastes, concentrate urine, and conserve electrolytes.
		Kidney or abdominal ultrasound is usually the best test, but abdominal X-ray, abdominal CT scan or abdominal MRI may also reveal the cause of acute renal failure.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000501.htm (1085 words)

	Kidney failure in green iguanas
		Upon x-rays, kidneys, not normally visible due to their position in the pelvic area, may be seen protruding up into the coelomic cavity; they may also be felt.
		Some may exhibit mineralization of the tissues due to the buildup of uric acid crystals (due to animal protein or lack of sufficient hydration to effect proper digestion and waste removal), which may be visible or felt as hard lumpy clusters around the joints of the legs and feet.
		Kidney biopsies and ultrasound may be beneficial in diagnosing the condition.
	www.anapsid.org /iguana/kidneyfailure.html (1507 words)

	Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Developing kidney failure means that you have some decisions to make about your treatment.
		Although patients with kidney failure are now living longer than ever, over the years kidney disease can cause problems such as heart disease, bone disease, arthritis, nerve damage, infertility, and malnutrition.
		A surgeon places the new kidney inside your lower abdomen and connects the artery and vein of the new kidney to your artery and vein.
	kidney.niddk.nih.gov /kudiseases/pubs/choosingtreatment (4225 words)

	Kidney Disease
		Blood passes through the kidney, and in the process is routed through each of these filters; toxins and other wastes are removed, most of the fluid (about 95%) is reabsorbed back to the bloodstream (water is conserved), electrolyte concentrations (primarily sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, chloride) are delicately adjusted, and urine is produced.
		The causes of kidney (renal) disease and failure are numerous and in some instances, not understood..
		Inflammation or infection involving kidney tissue and swelling due to obstruction of urine or blood flow from the kidney or from trauma to the kidney.
	www.newmanveterinary.com /kidney.html (971 words)

	Kidney failure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fist, located at the back of your upper abdomen on either side of your spine.
		The signs and symptoms of kidney failure vary, depending on whether the failure is acute or chronic.
		Forty percent to 50 percent of all cases of acute kidney failure are related to surgery or to trauma that involves shock or severe bleeding.
	www.healthyeatingliving.com /Kidney_failure.htm (3389 words)

	Kidney failure
		Initially, blood enters your kidneys through the renal arteries, which are branches of the aorta — the main artery carrying oxygenated blood from your heart to the rest of your body.
		Many cases of acute kidney failure are related to surgery or to trauma that involves shock or severe bleeding.
		If your doctor suspects acute or chronic kidney failure, he or she is likely to order urine and blood tests to check for chemical abnormalities such as increased levels of urea and creatinine.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00280.html (3261 words)

	National Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease
		Chronic kidney disease includes conditions that damage your kidneys and decrease their ability to keep you healthy by doing the jobs listed.
		Chronic kidney disease may be caused by diabetes, high blood pressure and other disorders.
		When kidney disease progresses, it may eventually lead to kidney failure, which requires dialysis or a kidney transplant to maintain life.
	www.kidney.org /kidneyDisease/index.cfm (238 words)

	Kidney Damage Kidney Failure Renal Failure Heart and Lung Injury Heart Valve Failure Drug Induced
		If you are having kidney or liver failure, renal failure, high liver enzymes or diabetes, you may have taken a medication that has injured your body organs or caused the death of a loved one.
		Because liver failure also can occur rarely in people not exposed to drugs, it is often hard to know if early cases reported for a new drug were actually caused by the drug.
		Though no cases of liver failure, liver transplant, or death were reported in the 7,000 patients who took part in premarketing clinical trials for Trovan, the FDA began receiving reports of liver failure after Pfizer began marketing the drug in 1998.
	classactionlawsuit.org /kidney_failure.html (1789 words)

	Kidney Failure in Children
		The isolation people feel because of kidney failure is especially a problem in children and adolescents because of the importance of making friends and fitting in at this age.
		A kidney from a parent is guaranteed to match on at least three of six proteins; mismatched proteins may cause rejection.
		A kidney from a living donor may be in better condition because it does not have to be transported from one site to another.
	aaaaq.com /kidney_urologic/kidney_failure_in_children (4455 words)

	Kidney failure (renal failure with uraemia, or azotaemia)
		If the blood supply to the kidneys is reduced considerably from blood loss, a fall in blood pressure, severe dehydration or lack of salt, then the kidneys may be damaged.
		There are many causes of chronic renal failure, including inflammatory conditions affecting the kidney tissue, as a complication of long-standing diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes), chronic blockage to the drainage of the kidneys and as a result of certain inherited conditions such as polycystic kidney disease.
		Chronic kidney failure is a serious condition which needs urgent attention when it is diagnosed, but the kidney damage is usually 'silent' and not noticed at an early stage.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/kidneyfailure.htm (987 words)

	Douglas Island Veterinary Service - Disease
		In chronic kidney failure, urine is usually produced in excessive quantities.
		When the kidneys fail over a long time period, they lose their ability to concentrate urine and more water is required to excrete the same amount of toxin.
		It plays a very important role in calcium phosphorus balance and is beneficial in preventing the progression of kidney failure when it is administered when phosphorus levels are still normal.
	home.gci.net /~divs/disease/kidney_failure.html (1479 words)

	Kidney Failure Lawsuit Overview - Find Trial Lawyers and Attorneys with Experience in Kidney Failure Personal Injury Law
		Kidney Disease Symptoms: The human body contains two kidneys, each of which process waste before it is sent to the bladder as urine.
		Kidney failure is also referred to as "renal failure." Depending on the severity of the failure, a patient may have to undergo dialysis, a procedure that takes the blood out of the body and sends it into a dialysis machine.
		Symptoms of Baycol use may include rhabdomyolysis, a potentially fatal condition which causes muscle pain and kidney failure in severe cases.
	www.injuryboard.com /view.cfm/Topic=249 (333 words)

	Kidney Failure Treatments
		The first multinational study of acute renal failure, or ARF, shows one in 20 intensive care unit patients develop a severe form of ARF and many will die.
		When your kidneys fail, harmful wastes build up in your body, your blood pressure may rise, and your body may retain excess fluid and not make enough red blood cells.
		Kidney Failure Treatment Choice: Refusing or Withdrawing From Treatment
	aaaaq.com /kidney_urologic/kidney_failure_treatments (4167 words)

	Kidney Failure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It reduced fluid pressure in the kidneys, and cut in half the rate of kidney failure in its test population.
		That your center has 35 years experience with kidney transplants is of no consequence if my surgeon has only done fifteen in his or her career.
		Renal failure is not a kiss of death.
	www.nfb.org /vodold/kidney.htm (2358 words)

	The Internet Vet Column, Volume 2, Number 7
		With more damage the toxins that are normally filtered by the kidney begin to build up and can cause depression, decreased appetite, a foul odor to the breath, oral ulceration, and vomiting.
		The kidneys in cats with chronic renal insufficiency are often shrunken and irregular.
		In renal failure the BUN may decrease from 100 to 80, but it is still too high.
	mailer.fsu.edu /~jmcnair/netvet.html (1569 words)

	Kidney Problems - Renal Failure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Janis- Renal failure is harder to manage in dogs than it is in cats (or at least it is harder to manage with success).
		Shaking may be directly related to drops in potassium levels in the serum since the kidneys do not preserve it well when renal failure is present or they can be the result of hyperphosphatemia and secondary renal hyperparathyroidism.
		Tom- Labrador retrievers seem to be prone to developing kidney failure at an early age, based solely on the clinical experience we have had at our practice.
	www.vetinfo.com /drenal.html (8150 words)

	Kidney Problems - Kidney Transplant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Kidney failure in cats tends to be a long drawn out process.
		The standard therapy for kidney failure in veterinary medicine is diuresis using subcutaneous fluids on a long-term basis or sporadically as necessary.
		Kidney transplant is not yet a common occurrence at veterinary hospitals, even as a referral surgery, and I do not have much information on the preoperative care.
	www.vetinfo.com /ckidney.html (9059 words)

	In Focus: A photojournalist's journey through kidney failure
		Hospitals across the country are flooded with more than 100,000 dialysis patients, who sit for hours at a time as man-made machines do what their own kidneys can't: clean toxins and fluid from their blood.
		I knew early in life there was a chance my kidneys could fail, but I never gave it a second thought.
		While there are a ton of sites filled with statistics and jargon about renal failure and countless kidney organizations and support groups, there was no detailed story of one person's battle with kidney failure, dialysis and transplant.
	www.johnfmartin.net (348 words)

	Feline CRF Information Center Reception Desk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If your cat has been diagnosed with chronic renal failure (kidney failure), we would like to extend our sincere sympathy and express the hope that you will find some helpful information and support in the following pages.
		Your initial reaction to the diagnosis may be depression and a feeling of helplessness.
		While feline chronic renal failure is progressive and terminal, with some effort, a lot of love, patience, dedication and an early diagnosis, the condition may be managed effectively for some time.
	www.felinecrf.com (616 words)

	Acute kidney failure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Disorders of the blood, such as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), transfusion reaction, or other hemolytic disorders, malignant hypertension and disorders resulting from childbirth, such as bleedingplacenta abruptio or placenta previa can damage the kidneys.
		Autoimmune disorders such as scleroderma can cause also acute renal failure.
		Reviewed By: Steven Angelo, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
	shands.org /health/information/article/000501.htm (975 words)

	Kidney disease and dialysis information - DaVita
		Bobby has faced diabetes, blindness, kidney disease leading to dialysis and two double (kidney and pancreas) transplants.
		Nurses, nephrologists (doctors who specialize in kidneys), facility administrators, dietitians, social workers, patient care technicians, reuse technicians and biomedical technicians all have an important role in providing the best care for you.
		People with advanced stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) or are on dialysis need to limit the amount of potassium in their diets.
	www.davita.com (628 words)

	UK National Kidney Federation - run by kidney patients for kidney patients. Kidney Disease Information.
		UK National Kidney Federation - run by kidney patients for kidney patients.
		The NKF is the only UK charity run by Kidney patients for kidney patients.
		Its aim is to promote, throughout the United Kingdom, the best renal medical practice and treatment, the health of persons suffering from Kidney Disease or Renal failure, and to support the related needs of those relatives and friends who care for kidney patients.
	www.kidney.org.uk (306 words)

	National Kidney Foundation: A to Z Health Guide
		Home > Kidney Disease > A to Z Health Guide
		Welcome to the National Kidney Foundation's A to Z Guide!
		You may use the navigation on the left to search alphabetically for specific terms or choose a category from the "Search by Category" menu.
	www.kidney.org /atoz/index.cfm (142 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Politicians Who Died of Kidney Disease
		Died, of an infection secondary to kidney stones, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February,
		Texas state house of representatives, 1950-56; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1961; columnist for the San Antonio Express-News.
		The site opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 10, 2005.
	politicalgraveyard.com /death/kidney.html (1795 words)

	Kidney Failure
		I am a hemodialysis patient, and I understand how difficult it is to deal with renal failure.
		More of your kidney failure and dialysis questions answered.
		Small helpful ideas for dealing with kidney failure.
	www.suite101.com /welcome.cfm/kidney_failure (254 words)

	Kidney failure - MayoClinic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Kidney transplant: Regain your independence with a donor kidney
		Slide show: Take a look at what happens during hemodialysis
		At this point they simply can't sustain life.
	www.mayoclinic.com /invoke.cfm?id=DS00280 (370 words)

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