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Acute Renal Failure
Definition 1
Sudden and sustained deterioration of the kidney function characterized by decreased glomerular filtration rate, increased serum creatinine or oliguria. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A disorder characterized by the acute loss of renal function and is traditionally classified as pre-renal (low blood flow into kidney), renal (kidney damage) and post-renal causes (ureteral or bladder outflow obstruction). (NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
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