irreversible and usually progressive reduction in renal function in which both kidneys have been damaged by a variety of diseases to the extent that they are unable to adequately remove the metabolic products from the blood and regulate the body's electrolyte composition and acid-base balance.
Chronic, irreversible renal failure.
An irreversible and usually progressive reduction in renal function in which both kidneys have been damaged by a variety of diseases to the extent that they are unable to adequately remove the metabolic products from the blood and regulate the body's electrolyte composition and acid-base balance. (from MSH98)
Also applicable to/known as
Chronic renal disease
Chronic renal failure NOS
Chronic renal insufficiency
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 585.9
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
kidney (functional) (pelvis) (see also Disease, renal) 593.9
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 585.9
585.9
