Renal failure

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	620136
Registration status:	Health, Standard 03/11/2016
Definition:	Inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes, concentrate urine, regulate electrolytes, acid/base balance, blood pressure and hormone production. The condition may be acute or chronic.

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Reference documents:	Harris P, Nagy S, & Vardaxis N 2010. Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions. 2nd Australian and New Zealand edn. Elsevier Australia.
Relational attributes
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Glossary Item Attributes