Top 5 Causes of Acute Renal Failure

Acute Renal Failure formally called acute renal injury. Acute Renal Failure can be caused by multiple reasons. When people suffer from Acute Renal Failure, there will be lots of features in clinic. To prevent Acute Renal Failure in our daily lives, let’s start from understanding the following five common causes:

A. Shock

Various causes of shock can trigger Acute Renal Failure. The most common causes are: bleeding (hemorrhage), imbalance of water and electrolytes as well as cardiac cycle failure etc.

B. Infections

Infections of bacteria, virus and mycete can be complicated with Acute. Bacterial infection especially gram-negative infection easily incurs Acute Renal Failure. Virus infections which are prone to trigger Acute Renal Failure include viral pneumonia, cephalitis, hepatitis and epidemic hemorrhagic fever etc.

C. Extrusion

Acute Renal Failure causing by serious extrusion have an extremely complicated pathogenesis and clinical course, but also very staple in clinic.

D. Hemolysis

Incompatible blood type transfusion, old blood transfusion and mechanical hemolysis can complicate with Acute Renal Failure. The main pathogenesis is disseminated intravascular coagulation.

E. Toxins

A great quantity of toxins may trigger Acute Renal Failure, including:

1) Heavy metal compound such as mercury

2) Organic compound e.g. DDT

3) Biological poison such as snake venom

4) Renal toxic drugs, for example, antibiotics with renal toxicity.

There are several treatments toward Acute Renal Failure, such as hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis. About 80% of pre-renal and post-renal Acute Renal Failure can recover, 40% of intrinsic Acute Renal Failure is able to recover. Accordingly, as long as you take an early treatment, certain of people with Acute Renal Failure can be treated.