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Descriptor English:   Kidney Failure 
Descriptor Spanish:   Fallo Renal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Falência Renal 
Synonyms English:   Renal Failure  
Tree Number:   C12.777.419.780.500
C13.351.968.419.780.500
Definition English:   A severe irreversible decline in the ability of kidneys to remove wastes, concentrate URINE, and maintain ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; and CALCIUM metabolism. Renal failure, either acute (KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE) or chronic (KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC), requires HEMODIALYSIS. 
Indexing Annotation English:   for renal failure unspecified as "acute" (KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE) or "chronic" (KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC) but check text for clues at those annotations; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY are also available
History Note English:   93 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   30676 
Unique Identifier:   D017095 

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