Search results for "Acute kidney injury"
Acute kidney injury risk factors identified in orthopedic surgery patients
Researchers developed a risk score based on 7 factors: older age, male sex, diabetes, number of prescribed drugs, lower estimated glomerular filtration rate, use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers, and higher American Society of Anesthesiologists grade.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/18/1.htm
18 Nov 2015
March 2021
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/
June 2015
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/
October 2013
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/
Cases from the Medical College of Wisconsin
A mycotic aneurysm, retroperitoneal hematoma, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/free/cases-from-the-medical-college-of-wisconsin.htm
28 Feb 2024
MKSAP quiz on acute kidney injury
These cases and commentary, which focus on acute kidney injury, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/ty.htm
15 Oct 2013
Elevated NT-proBNP levels may predict adverse renal outcomes in AKI
Hospital patients with stage 2 or 3 acute kidney injury (AKI) were more likely to need dialysis, become dialysis-dependent, or die in the hospital if they had increased N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels at baseline.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/elevated-nt-probnp-levels-may-predict-adverse-renal-outcomes-in-aki.htm
8 Nov 2023
Acute interstitial nephritis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Exercise vigilance for early diagnosis of this increasingly common complication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/free/acute-interstitial-nephritis-associated-with-immune-checkpoint-inhibitor-therapy.htm
11 Oct 2023
New tests for acute kidney injury and yeast bloodstream infections
Details on the latest recalls, label changes, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/fda.htm
15 Dec 2014
Babesiosis
An older patient with multiple comorbidities presented with headaches, fevers, myalgias, arthralgias, and some loss of balance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/free/babesiosis.htm
20 Dec 2023