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Renal infarction
Renal infarction is a medical condition caused by an abrupt disruption of the renal blood flow in either one of the segmental branches or the major ipsilateral renal . Patients who have experienced an acute renal infarction usually report sudden onset flank pain, which is often accompanied by fever, , and vomiting.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- · pain, , vomiting, and fever.
Causes — why it happens
- ·Cardioembolic disease, renal injury, and hypercoagulable state.
How it's found
- ·Hematuria, elevated lactate dehydrogenase, CT scan.
Complications
- ·Acute kidney injury and kidney disease.
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