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Metabolic


  • hyponatremia • hyperkalemia


• Respiratory acidosis ....................................................


• Hypocalcaemia


Neurologic


  • coma • seizures


Gastrointestinal


  • gastritis • gastroduodenal ulcers


Haematologic


  • anaemia • hemorrhagic diathesis


Infections


  • pneumonia • septicemia

  • UTI


Investigations of ARF:
A- Urinary indices:-
May be helpful in the differentiation between pre-renal failure and
acute tubular necrosis. Diuretics should not be given at least during the
preceeding 48 hours for these parameters to be valid.

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