Acute renal failure classification

Classification Based on Pre-renal, Renal, or Post-renal Causes

Prerenal Causes

• Acute pancreatitis
• Aortic aneurysm
• Cirrhosis
• Dehydration
• Drugs such as diuretics
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Hemolysis
• Hepatorenal syndrome
• Hypovolemia
• Metrorrhagia
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Peritonitis
• Pre-eclampsia
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Renal artery stenosis
• Renal vein thrombosis
• Severe sodium and chloride loss
• Shock of various orgins
• Surgery
• Therapy with ACE inhibitors
• Trauma
• Water / electrolyte loss