ABSTRACT
If the renal arterial blood supply is reduced, on account of local disorders such as renal artery thrombosis or embolism, or by systemic disturbance including any form of shock (p. 290), renal function may fail abruptly. Acute renal failure is an occasional result of inflammatory diseases including acute glomerulonephritis or urinary tract infection. Urinary outflow may be blocked at any point between the distal urethra and the renal calyceal system.The failure of renal function that results may be sudden or insidious.
