renal failure
Renal failure is the decrease in kidney function which is often reflected clinically by the elevation of serum urea nitrogen and creatinine concentrations.Types: pre-renal: acute tubular necrosis renal: proliferative and crescentic glomerulonephritis, acute pyelonephritis, malignant nephrosclerosis post-renal: obstruction of the urinary tract Selected renal failure links:
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