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Anuria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anuria means nonpassage of urine. But, is practically defined as passage of less than 50 milliliters of urine in a day. Anuria is inability to urinate due to failure in the function of kidneys. It ma...
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Oliguria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oliguria is the decreased production of urine. The decreased production of urine may be a sign of dehydration, renal failure, hypovolemic shock or urinary obstruction/urinary retention. It can be con...
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Definition of anuria from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "anuria" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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The topic Anuria and Oliguria was found in Pediatric Care Online from the American Academy of Pediatrics, along with information and evidence on many pediatric conditions, drugs, patient handouts, news and more. ... Oliguria is much more common than anuria but can lead to anuria, resulting in serious renal damage that...
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Anuria is defined as complete suppression of urine production by the kidneys. In a normal healthy animal, the kidney produces one to two ml of urine per kilogram of body weight every hour. If the kidney produces less than 1 ml/kg/hr, the pet is considered oliguric, which means there is little urine produced.
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CONCLUSION: Pneumoperitoneum leads to anuria in most children younger than 1 year and to oliguria in about one third of older children. This is a completely reversible phenomenon. Urine output should not be taken into consideration for calculating intravenous fluid administration during pneumoperitoneum in children.
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