How is Chronic Renal Failure Classified?
Chronic renal failure is classified as follows: Heredity: Polycystic Kidney disease, Hereditary Nephritis and some forms of glomerulonephritis Systemic Diseases: Like Diabetes and hypertension etc, ( forms most of the percentage of CRF ) Urinary Tract Diseases: Like reflux nephropathy etc, Acute Renal Failure: Untreated can proceeds to a chronic state and cause chronic renal failure. Pain Killer Drug usage over a prolonged period of time: Can lead to kidney failure. These are classified as Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs by doctors. These drugs are usually also called analgesics.
