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Description and Symptoms of Renal  
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Tags: Renal, Renal failure, prostatic hypertrophy, chronic renal failure, intrinsic renal failure, interstitial renal disease, symptoms

Renal failure is the condition in which 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.

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  • Initial symptoms may include the following:
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  • Unintentional weight loss
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  • Nausea, vomiting
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  • General ill feeling
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  • Fatigue
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  • Headache
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  • Frequent hiccups
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  • Generalized itching (pruritus)
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  • Later symptoms may include the following:
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  • Increased or decreased urine output
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  • Need to urinate at night
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  • Easy bruising or bleeding
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  • May have blood in the vomit or in stools
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  • Decreased alertness
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  • drowsiness, somnolence lethargy
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  • confusion delirium
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  • coma
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  • Muscle twitching or cramps
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  • Seizures
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  • Uremic frost -- deposits of white crystals in and on the skin
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  • Decreased sensation in the hands, feet, or other areas.
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  • Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:
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  • Excessive nighttime urination
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  • Excessive thirst
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  • Abnormally dark or light skin
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  • Paleness
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  • Nail abnormalities
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  • Breath odor
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  • High blood pressure
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  • Loss of appetite
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  • Agitation.

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