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Definition of Renal failure
1. Noun. Inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance.
Generic synonyms: Failure, Kidney Disease, Nephropathy, Nephrosis, Renal Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Acute Kidney Failure, Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Kidney Failure, Chronic Renal Failure
Medical Definition of Renal failure
1. Chronic renal failure represents a slow decline in kidney function over time. Chronic renal failure may be caused by a number of disorders which include long-standing hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, lupus or sickle cell anaemia. If renal function declines to a low enough level (end-stage renal disease) kidney dialysis may be necessary. A sudden decline in renal function may be triggered by a number of acute disease processes. Examples include sepsis (infection), shock, trauma, kidney stones, kidney infection, drug toxicity (aspirin or lithium), poisons or toxins (drug abuse) or after injection with an iodinated contrast dye (adverse effect). Both forms of renal failure result in a life-threatening metabolic derangement. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Renal Failure
Literary usage of Renal failure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Under baseline conditions, patients with renal failure had higher blood Pb levels
... In 12 patients with renal failure (13%) mobilizable Pb was above the ..."
2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"FUNCTIONAL DISABILITIES Functional disabilities in patients with renal failure
can be quite variable. A classification system established by the American ..."
3. 5th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Detection, Evaluation, And by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND OTHER COEXISTING DISEASES Patients With Renal
Disease The hypertension of chronic renal failure is largely volume dependent ..."
4. Therapeutic Gazette (1921)
"The symptoms of marked renal failure are wide-spread in their distribution, ...
Uric acid concentration is an early evidence of renal failure ; creatinine ..."
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