Ethnicity and acute kidney injury: the correct definition of acute kidney injury?

Ethnicity and acute kidney injury: the correct definition of acute kidney injury?

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Ethnicity and acute kidney injury: the correct definition of acute kidney injury?

just investigate the Chinese populations of Northern China vs Central vs Southern China and compare the results with Chinese people living in Taiwan or other countries. All these people are relatively homogenous and their socioeconomic factors may be very similar or different. This study would tell us how this single ethnic population reacts to cardiac surgery and postoperative organ dysfunctio...

NGAL, the New Marker for Acute Kidney Injury

Different Biomarkers of Acute kidney Injury in Cancer Patients

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) occurs if the kidneys suddenly lose their ability to remove waste products. When the kidneys lose their ability to filter, dangerous levels of waste products can accumulate, which can upset the chemical composition of the blood and urine. Chemotherapy is one of the methods used to treat or temporarily reduce cancer by using certain medications. The main task of this tr...

Kidney attack: overdiagnosis of acute kidney injury or comprehensive definition of acute kidney syndromes?

heart with its severe consequences and may contribute to a better understanding of this dangerous condition. In spite of the multiple causes and the complex pathophysiology, so far we have only relied on one single parameter to diagnose AKI, i.e. serum creatinine. In the literature the reported incidence and mortality for AKI ranges from 1 to 31% while mortality ranges from 28 to 82%. This depe...