Renal Insufficiency
Synonyms
Failure, Kidney
Failure, Renal
Failures, Kidney
Failures, Renal
Insufficiency, Kidney
Kidney Failure
Kidney Failures
Kidney Insufficiencies
Kidney Insufficiency
Renal Failure
Renal Failures
Renal Insufficiencies
Conditions in which the KIDNEYS perform below the normal level in the ability to remove wastes, concentrate URINE, and maintain ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; and CALCIUM metabolism. Renal insufficiency can be classified by the degree of kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE.