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What is meant by renal failure. ? Mention some of its causes. How can we conveniently treat a patient having renal failure ?

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Partial or total inability of kidneys to carry on excretory, and salt and water regulatory functions is known as renal failure.
Causes. These include tubular injury, infection, electrolyte depletion, intrarenal precipitation of calcium and urates, drug reaction.
Such a patient can be treated by grafting the kidney from a compatible donor to kidney function in the recipient.
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