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Definition of medical terminology for Kidney Failure.
The inability of a kidney to excrete metabolites at normal plasma levels under conditions of normal loading, or the inability to retain electrolytes under conditions of normal intake. In the acute form (KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE), it is marked by uremia and usually by oliguria or anuria, with hyperkalemia and pulmonary edema.
The chronic form (KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC) is irreversible and requires hemodialysis.

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» Urine pH
» Urine 24-hour Volume. Urine volume
» Urinary Casts. Hyaline casts. Granular casts
» Spine MRI. Nuclear magnetic resonance - spine. MRI of the spine. NMR - spine
» Sodium - Urine. Urinary 24 hours sodium. Urine Na+
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» Serum TBG Level. Serum thyroxine binding globulin
» Serum Calcium. Ca+2. Calcium - blood. Ca++
» RT3U. T3 resin uptake. Thyroid hormone-binding ratio
» RBC Indices. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
» PTH. Parathormone. Parathyroid hormone
» Protein Electrophoresis - Urine. UPEP
» Potassium Test. Hypokalemia test. K+
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» Plasma Amino Acids. Amino acids blood test
 

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