, RENAL
FAILURE
Presentation
, DEFINITION
RENAL FAILURE REFERS
TO TEMPORARY OR
PERMANENT DAMAGE
TO THE KIDNEYS THAT
RESULT IN LOSS OF
NORMAL KIDNEY
FUNCTION.
, INCIDENCE
GLOBALLY, THE PREVALENCE OF
CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE IN
CHILDREN IS REPORTED TO BE
APPROXIMATELY 18.5-58.3 PER
MILLION CHILDREN. IN A STUDY
FROM INDIA, CHILDREN
CONSTITUTED 5.3% OF ALL
PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC
KIDNEY DISEASE SEEN IN A
FAILURE
Presentation
, DEFINITION
RENAL FAILURE REFERS
TO TEMPORARY OR
PERMANENT DAMAGE
TO THE KIDNEYS THAT
RESULT IN LOSS OF
NORMAL KIDNEY
FUNCTION.
, INCIDENCE
GLOBALLY, THE PREVALENCE OF
CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE IN
CHILDREN IS REPORTED TO BE
APPROXIMATELY 18.5-58.3 PER
MILLION CHILDREN. IN A STUDY
FROM INDIA, CHILDREN
CONSTITUTED 5.3% OF ALL
PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC
KIDNEY DISEASE SEEN IN A