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Some Aspects of Chronic Renal Failure
Author(s) -
SALOMON MARDOQUEO I.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1973.tb00867.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , chronic renal failure , pathogenesis , intensive care medicine , chronic renal insufficiency , kidney , kidney disease , renal function
The clinical manifestations of chronic renal failure are manifold and may masquerade as either “functional” or organic symptoms unrelated to the kidney. The main complications are metabolic, cardiovascular, gastroenterologic and neurologic. The etiology and pathogenesis of chronic renal insufficiency are surveyed and general outlines of treatment are discussed.