What is acute renal failure?

Acute (sudden) kidney failure is the abrupt or sudden decline of the ability of the kidneys to remove waste and concentrate urine without losing electrolytes.

How do members experience acute renal failure?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with acute renal failure*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for acute renal failure*

*Data from patients with acute renal failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with acute renal failure*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Home Hemodialysis HHD)
Perceived effectiveness
for acute renal failure (5 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
acute renal failure (12)

*Data from patients with acute renal failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has acute renal failure on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 11
30s 39
40s 97
50s 113
60s 140
70+ 100

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 170
Female 322

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What is acute renal failure?

Acute (sudden) kidney failure is the abrupt or sudden decline of the ability of the kidneys to remove waste and concentrate urine without losing electrolytes.



Common symptoms reported by people with acute renal failure

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for acute renal failure

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Home Hemodialysis HHD)
Type
Procedures
How many have tried
91
Tried for
acute renal failure (12)

Data from patients with acute renal failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with acute renal failure

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Home Hemodialysis HHD)
Perceived effectiveness
for acute renal failure (5 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
acute renal failure (12)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with acute renal failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has acute renal failure on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 179 say acute renal failure is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 11
30s 39
40s 97
50s 113
60s 140
70+ 100

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 170
Female 322

These charts show data from acute renal failure patients who have completed their condition history
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