Acute renal failure, now referred to as acute kidney injury, is a common and clinically important problem. Acute kidney injury frequently occurs as a result of acute tubular necrosis (ATN), which is ...

AKI — Increase in serum creatinine ≥0.3 mg/dl within 48 hr or increase ≥1.5 times baseline level Increase in serum creatinine ≥0.3 mg/dl within 48 hr or increase ≥1.5 times baseline level, which is ...

The search for a better biomarker than creatine for acute kidney injury (AKI) has been “long and elusive.” However, could researchers be on the right path now? “The thinking is moving away from trying ...

Acute kidney injury, also known as acute renal failure, involves a rapid decrease in renal function demonstrated by a reversible increase in nitrogen waste products and creatinine monitored by serum ...

A new study published in the journal eGastroenterology provides an updated assessment of the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI). This ...

Dr. Helen I. Healy (Pediatrics): A 15-year-old girl was admitted to this hospital during the summer because of acute kidney injury. The patient had been well until 8 days before admission, when ...

Nephrotoxicity is defined as the rapid deterioration in kidney function as a result of medications and chemicals. Nephrotoxicity can also be defined as an adverse event caused by substances that ...

A 57-year-old man with a history of chronic kidney disease presumed due to diabetes, hyperlipidemia, gout, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) presented to the hospital with gross hematuria for ...