Which statement about renal failure is false?
A) A renal dialysis machine can sustain a patient whose kidneys have failed until a donor kidney is available for transplant.
B) Renal failure is characterized by acidosis.
C) Renal failure causes the production of large amounts of dilute urine and hence low blood pressure.
D) A person with complete renal failure can survive about two weeks without treatment.
E) Uremic poisoning occurs in patients with renal failure.
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