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 ...

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 ...

Cancer therapies can trigger diverse kidney pathologies, so kidney biopsy is critical for management, according to investigators. Kidney biopsy should be considered in every patient who develops ...

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 ...

PHENYLBUTAZONE, a congener of aminopyrine, can damage many organs. Injury to the skin, 1,2 lungs, 3,4 heart, 3,4 liver, 4–7 kidneys, 3,4,8,9 bone marrow, 1 adrenal glands 3 and intestine 3 has been ...

A NUMBER of investigators have studied the recovery of renal function after acute renal failure. 1–10 The clearance of inulin, thiosulfate, mannitol, creatinine, para-aminohippurate and iodopyracet ...

AKI can be classified as prerenal, intrinsic, or postrenal, with KDIGO criteria guiding diagnosis. New biomarkers like NGAL and cystatin C allow earlier and more precise detection of AKI. Preventing ...

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 ...