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Author: Prasad Devarajan, MD, Louise M Williams Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Director of Nephrology and Hypertension, Director of Clinical Nephrology Laboratories, Chief Executive Officer of Dialysis Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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Compensatory mechanisms for preventing a fall in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in the presence of prerenal failure.

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Further Reading

Keywords

oliguria, acute renal failure, ARF, prerenal failure, small amount of urine, kidney disease, obstruction of the urinary tract, impaired renal function, nephrotoxins, interstitial nephritis, neonatal asphyxia, dehydration, renal hypoperfusion, acute tubular necrosis, hemolytic uremic syndrome, sepsis, bone marrow transplantation, renal insufficiency, diarrhea, diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, nephrotic syndrome, streptococcal infection, postinfectious glomerulonephritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, sinusitis, Wegener granulomatosis, Goodpasture disease, hematuria, proteinuria, hypertension, hepatomegaly, gallop rhythm, pulmonary edema, encephalopathy, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, renal vein thrombosis, polycystic kidneys, multicystic dysplasia, hydronephrosis, respiratory distress syndrome, bladder outlet obstruction, neurogenic bladder, ureteral obstruction, salt-wasting nephropathy

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Prasad Devarajan, MD, Louise M Williams Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Director of Nephrology and Hypertension, Director of Clinical Nephrology Laboratories, Chief Executive Officer of Dialysis Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Prasad Devarajan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Heart Association, American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, and Society for Pediatric Research
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Laurence Finberg, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco and Stanford University
Laurence Finberg, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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Mary L Windle, PharmD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Luther Travis, MD, William W Glauser Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Nephrology and Diabetes, University of Texas Medical Branch and Children's Hospital
Luther Travis, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Federation for Medical Research, International Society of Nephrology, and Texas Pediatric Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Howard Trachtman, MD, Program Director, Pediatrics Research, Schneider Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Howard Trachtman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, and Society for Pediatric Research
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Craig B Langman, MD, The Isaac A Abt, MD, Professor of Kidney Diseases, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Division Head of Kidney Diseases, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Craig B Langman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Society of Nephrology, and International Society of Nephrology
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