Prerenal azotemia is a common occurrence in hospitalized patients and is generally easier to define in clinical practice than in clinical research. Monitoring the duration of acute kidney injury ...

Keep reading as we break down everything you need to know about kidney failure, including symptoms, stages, treatment, and the typical outlook. Acute kidney failure occurs when your kidneys ...

Urine microscopy is an important adjunct to the urinalysis. The findings of cells, casts or crystals can aid in urinalysis interpretation and in making a more accurate diagnosis. Since the formed ...

Objective: Acute kidney injury (AKI), a syndrome with high morbidity and mortality worldwide, frequently arises from renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury, particularly in surgical contexts. Despite ...

6 However, a prerenal cause alone was excluded due to the absence of creatinine improvement ... Short-term and long-term sequelae of DIC following a second-trimester D&E can include persistent acute ...

Dec. 6, 2024 — People who climb too fast or too high risk acute altitude sickness, which can lead to life-threatening hypoxic brain injury. By using in vivo electrochemistry, researchers ...

The Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery works closely with the departments of Neurosurgery ... and is a major treatment center in the southeastern U.S. for patients suffering traumatic injury.

A lower number is better. High numbers can be a sign of chronic kidney disease or kidney injury. Doctors may also calculate a person’s glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and use it to confirm ...