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Acute and chronic renal failure

1. Big picture

In pediatrics, renal failure means the kidneys cannot maintain normal fluid, electrolyte, acid-base, and waste-product balance.

The examiner usually wants you to separate two different clinical pictures:

TypeCore ideaTypical exam pattern
**Acute renal failure / a

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