Kidney Failure

Acute Renal Failure; Kidney Failure and Dialysis; Kidney Failure Glossary; Kidney Failure Series; Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You

Renal failure is the condition where the kidneys fail to function properly. Physiologically, renal failure is described as a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate. Clinically, this manifests in an elevated serum creatinine. It can broadly be divided into two categories: acute renal failure and chronic renal failure. Chronic renal failure (CRF) develops slowly and gives few symptoms initially. It can be the complication of a large number of kidney diseases, such as IgA nephritis, glome ...