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Acute Kidney Failure (cont.)

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Recovery from acute kidney failure depends on what caused the disease. If the cause does not stem from damage to kidney tissue itself, the patient will probably make a full recovery. Partial recovery of function may occur in situations in which the injury does not completely resolve.



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Acute renal failure (ARF) or acute kidney injury (AKI), as it is now referred to in the literature, is defined as an abrupt or rapid decline in renal filtration function.

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