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Renal Insufficiency MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Renal Insufficiency
Tree Number(s)
C12.050.351.968.419.780
C12.200.777.419.780
C12.950.419.780
Unique ID
D051437
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D051437
Annotation
RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, ACUTE see ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC are available
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Kidney Failure
Kidney Insufficiency
Renal Failure
NLM Classification #
WJ 342
Previous Indexing
Kidney Diseases (1965-1992)
Kidney Failure (1992-2005)
Public MeSH Note
2006; see KIDNEY FAILURE 1993-2005; for KIDNEY FAILURE see KIDNEY FAILURE 1993-2010
History Note
2006
Date Established
2006/01/01
Date of Entry
2005/06/30
Revision Date
2021/06/30
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