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When the kidneys no longer function properly, we speak of renal insufficiency or kidney failure.
When the kidneys no longer function properly, we speak of renal insufficiency or kidney failure. Acute renal insufficiency appears very suddenly, and urine production is reduced or totally absent. Chronic renal insufficiency gradually causes uraemia, i.e. high levels of waste products in the blood. Severe cases can only be treated with kidney dialysis or a kidney transplant.
Kidney function worsens progressively; in the end stages of the disease, uraemia can lead to death. Uraemia occurs when waste compounds that are normally eliminated by the kidneys accumulate in the blood. Symptoms include:
Renal insufficiency, kidneys
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