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Prerenal failure – results from conditions that interrupt the renal blood supply;
thereby reducing renal perfusion (hypovolemia, shock, hemorrhage, burns
impaired cardiac output, diuretic therapy).
2. Postrenal failure – results from obstruction of urine flow.
Intrarenal failure – results from injury to the kidneys themselves (ischemia, toxins,
immunologic processes, systemic and vascular disorders).
Diagnostic Evaluation:
Nursing Interventions:
Three Causes
1. Prerenal azotemia (decrease of renal blood flow)
2. Renal azotemia (intrinsic renal parenchymal disease)
3. Postrenal azotemia (obstruction of urine flow)