sarika Forum Guru

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| | 02/14/07 - 12:37 PM  
 
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Can anyone briefly define (pathophysiologically) and give differentiating points of the following 1. Acute Tubular Necrosis 2. ACute interstitial nephritis 3.Acute pyelonephritis 4.Chronic tubulointerstitial Nephritis 5.Papillary necrosis
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| mjl1717 Forum Hero

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| | 02/14/07 - 01:32 PM  
 
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Ill start with #1: acute tubular necrosis--renal failure due to tubular damage (accounts for 85% of intrinsic acute renal failure)..usualy due to ischemia or toxin exposure...
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