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yes,Renal failure or kidney failure (formerly called renal insufficiency) describes a medical condition in which thekidneys fail to adequately filter toxins and waste products from the blood. The two forms are acute (acute kidney injury) and chronic (chronic kidney disease); a number of other diseases or health problems may cause either form of renal failure to occur.
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What has the author Mary E Spitzer written?
Mary E. Spitzer has written: 'A renal failure diet manual utilizing the food exchange system' -- subject(s): Chronic Kidney Failure, Chronic renal failure, Diet in disease, Diet therapy, Food exchange lists, Kidney failure, Chronic, Nutritional aspects, Nutritional aspects of Chronic Renal failure, Nutritional aspects of Renal insufficiency, Renal insufficiency
What condition does a high creatinine level indicate?
An elevated creatinine level indicates renal insufficiency or renal failure.
Can acute renal failure renal insufficiency cause a positive for cocaine on drug test?
Acute renal failure or renal insufficiency can potentially lead to false positive results for cocaine on a drug test due to altered metabolism or excretion of substances in the body. It is important to confirm positive results with further testing to rule out any potential errors or underlying medical conditions that could have influenced the outcome.
What is renal insufficiency?
Renal refers to the KIDNEYS, so renal insufficiency would indicate that the Kidneys are not able to keep up with cleaning the blood.
Can you code acute renal failure and end stage renal failure on the same encounter?
no, it cant. has to be either or
What is the difference between renal failure and kidney failure?
They are the same.
What does medical code 593.9 mean?
Acute renal insufficiency
Are kidneys working at 15 percent considered kidney failure?
Yes. Although the kidneys have considerable reserve capacity, once they are functioning at less than about 25% of normal capacity, renal insufficiency or failure is usually diagnosed.
What are the indications for Rena-Vite?
A multivitamin specially formulated for those with kidney (renal) disease, or kidney (renal) insufficiency.
What is the medical term meaning liver failure?
Renal failure (although I'm pretty sure kidney failure would suffice). To be honest, as a medical term Kidney Failure is "medical" enough. If you want to be a bit more medical then you would want to say Renal Failure. And then depending on whether it's acute or chronic then you would want to say Acute Renal Failure or Chronic Renal Failure. End stage renal disease (ESRD) is another term. And just in case you're interested, it used to called Renal Insufficiency but that term is not really used anymore.
What does a bun of 32 signify?
Dehydration most likely or renal insufficiency
What did Alfred Hitchcock die of?
He died of Kidney failure while in his sleep in 1980.
