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Acute Renal Failure

Acute renal failure, also called acute kidney injury, is a sudden and often reversible loss of kidney function that develops over hours to days, marked by a rapid decline in the kidneys' ability to filter waste products and regulate fluid and electrolyte balance. It ranges from a modest reduction in filtration to co…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 40× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-4488 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Acute renal failure, also called acute kidney injury, is a sudden and often reversible loss of kidney function that develops over hours to days, marked by a rapid decline in the kidneys' ability to filter waste products and regulate fluid and electrolyte balance. It ranges from a modest reduction in filtration to complete cessation of kidney function and can be triggered by reduced blood flow, direct kidney injury, obstruction, infection, toxins, or underlying kidney disease. Prompt recognition and treatment of the cause are important because the condition can lead to dangerous accumulation of waste, fluid overload, and electrolyte disturbances. Within nephrology, research addresses the many causes, risk factors, and consequences of acute kidney injury. Work in this journal touches on several related themes, including the toxicity of iodinated radiographic contrast agents, retroperitoneal fibrosis as a rare cause of acute renal failure, and nephrotoxicity in experimental models. Other contributions examine polycystic kidney disease, single-nucleotide polymorphism profiles in acute renal rejection to guide immunosuppressive therapy, dipper and non-dipper blood-pressure patterns across chronic kidney disease stages, and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in maintenance hemodialysis. Together these studies reflect the field's emphasis on identifying causes, recognizing predisposing factors, and managing the systemic effects of impaired kidney function.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 40 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Nephrology Advances (ISSN 2574-4488).

Journal editorial board
Ying-Yong Zhao · United States Santiago Cuevas · United States Istvan Arany · United States

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