Open-angle glaucoma. Chronic open-angle glaucoma is the most common form of glaucoma. The open drainage angle of the eye can become blocked leading to gradual increased eye pressure. If this increased pressure results in optic nerve damage, it is known as chronic open-angle glaucoma.
Acute tubular necrosis. Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is a medical condition involving the death of tubular epithelial cells that form the renal tubules of the kidneys. ATN presents with acute kidney injury (AKI) and is one of the most common causes of AKI. Common causes of ATN include low blood pressure and use of nephrotoxic drugs.
renal means related to the kidneys acute means sudden so acute renal failure means the kidneys have failed suddenly often due to a toxin a drug allergy or poison or severe blood loss or trauma dialysis is used to clean the blood and give the kidneys a restif the cause is treated the kidneys may be able to recover some or all of their functioncute means sudden so acute renal failure means the kidneys have failed suddenly often due to a toxin a drug allergy or poison or severe blood loss or trauma dialysis is used to clean the blood and give the kidneys a rest if the cause is treated the kidneys may be able to recover some or all of their function