Acute Kidney Failure

 Acute kidney failure occurs when your kidneys suddenly become unable to filter waste products from your blood. When your kidneys lose their filtering ability, dangerous levels of wastes may accumulate, and your blood's chemical makeup may get out of balance due to loss of electrolytes.

Typical symptoms

Chest pain, Decreased urine output, normal Fluid retention, causing swelling in your legs, ankles or feet, Drowsiness, Shortness of breath, Fatigue, Confusion, Seizures or coma in severe cases.

 Dignosis

Urine output measurements, Urine tests, Blood tests, Imaging tests, Removing a sample of kidney tissue for testing

 Statistics

In the case of Mexico, national statistics show that kidney disease’s annual incidence is 40 thousand people, and it is estimated that by 2025 the number of new cases in its terminal stage will increase by 65.9 percent. Data obtained by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) indicate that there are currently 9.5 million people in our country who suffer from kidney disease, of which 129,000 have a chronic condition.Patients must be periodically connected to a machine to replace their kidney function and it can cost from 8,000 to 15,000 pesos, causing many patients remain untreated. It is estimated that the disease will reach its highest peak in 2043, representing expenditures of approximately 20 billion pesos.