Conditions in which the KIDNEYS perform below the normal level in the ability to remove wastes, concentrate URINE, and maintain ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; and CALCIUM metabolism. Renal insufficiency can be classified by the degree of kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE.
Also Known As:
Renal Failure; Kidney Failure; Failure, Kidney; Failure, Renal; Failures, Kidney; Failures, Renal; Insufficiency, Kidney; Kidney Failures; Kidney Insufficiencies; Renal Failures; Renal Insufficiencies; Kidney Insufficiency