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         When kidney gets damaged and unable to do normal function is called kidney disease. Kidney disease occurs acutely is called acute kidney disease (AKD).

Kidneys are bean shaped excretory organ. It is situated in the posterior (back side) to abdomen. It is a extra peritoneal (Outside of the peritoneam, within abdomen) organ.

SYMPTOMS

Sign and symptoms may vary depending upon the degree of disease involved.

1. Shortness of breath
2. Swelling in under eye,leg
3. Chest pain
4. Less urine output
5. Fatigue
6. Confusion
7. Rash, itching
8. Seizures
9. Back pain
10. Loss of appetite

CAUSE

Due to lesser blood flow–

1. Burn
2. Injury
3. Shock
4. Major surgery
5. Dehydration
6. Glomerulonephritis

Due to clotting–

1. Scleroderma
2. Malignant hypertension
3. Hemolysis
4. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic thrombotic perpura

Due to infection–

1. Acute pyelonephritis
2. Severe septicemia

Due to misscellaneous-

1. Severe septicemia
2. Urinary tract obstruction
3. Alcohol toxicity

COMPLICATION

1. Coma
2. Permanent kidney damage
3. Severe chest pain
4. death

INVESTIGATION

1. Urine test
2. Blood test
3. USG(ultrasonography)
4. CT Scan
5. Biopsy

TREATMENT

1. If the cause is dehydration then your doctor will recommend intravenous (IV) fluid.
2. Some medicine to control blood potassium. Your doctor may prescribe glucose,calcium, these will reduce accumulated potassium in the blood
3. If calcium level drop down then doctor will prescribe calcium.
4. You may need dialysis to filter blood. It will remove toxins and excreted material from blood.