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==Signs and symptoms (prerenal azotemia)==
In alphabetical order. <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>
* Decreased or absent urine output
* [[Confusion]]
* Decreased alertness
* [[Dry mouth]]
* [[Fatigue]]
* [[Orthostatic blood pressure]] (rises or falls, significantly depending on position)
* [[Pale skin color]]
* [[Rapid pulse]]
* [[Thirst]], [[swelling]] ([[edema]], [[anasarca]])
A [[urinalysis]] will typically show a decreased urine sodium level, a high urine creatinine-to- serum creatinine ratio, a high urine urea-to-serum urea ratio, and concentrated urine (determined by osmolality and specific gravity). None of these is particularly useful in diagnosis.
Prompt treatment of some causes of azotemia can result in restoration of kidney function; delayed treatment may result in permanent loss of renal function. Treatment may include [[hemodialysis]] or peritoneal [[dialysis]], medications to increase cardiac output and increase blood pressure, and the treatment of the condition that caused the azotemia to begin with.
==Complete Differential Diagnosis of the Causes of Azotemia==
(In alphabetical order)
*[[Chronic kidney disease]]
*[[Chronic renal failure]]
*[[Congestive heart failure]]
*[[Crescentic glomerulonephritis]]
*[[Liver failure]]
*[[Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome]]
*[[Nephritic syndrome]]
*[[Nephrotic syndrome]]
*[[Pentamidine]]
*[[Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis]]
*Prolonged vomiting or diarrhea
*[[Rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis]]
*[[Renovascular Disease]]
*[[Scleroderma]]
*Severe burns
*[[Shock]]
*[[Trauma]] to the [[kidneys]]
== Related Chapters ==
*[[Kidney failure]]
*[[Uremia]]
*[[Nephrology]]
==References==
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