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Chronic Renal Failure

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Renal Disease in Children

Abstract

Chronic renal failure (CRF) is defined as the stage at which the irreversibly damaged kidneys are unable to maintain the homeostasis of the body. Patients with established CRF do not recover but instead experience a continuous loss of function, even when the original disease that damaged the kidneys is no longer active, as for example, obstructive uropathy.

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  1. Zoe L. Papadopoulou
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  1. Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 20007, USA

    Amin Y. Barakat M.D., F.A.A.P. (Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director) (Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director)

  2. Child Kidney Disease Prevention Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, USA

    Amin Y. Barakat M.D., F.A.A.P. (Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director) (Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director)

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Papadopoulou, Z.L. (1990). Chronic Renal Failure. In: Barakat, A.Y. (eds) Renal Disease in Children. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3260-5_15

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