Prerenal Azotemia
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Prerenal azotemia is an abnormally high level of nitrogen-type wastes in the blood.
Alternative Names
Azotemia - prerenal; Uremia; Renal underperfusion
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Prerenal azotemia is somewhat common, especially in people who are in the hospital.
The kidneys normally filter the blood. When the volume or pressure of blood flow through the kidney drops, blood filtration also drops, and may not occur at all. Waste products stay in the blood...
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