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Phenotyping of Acute Kidney Injury: Beyond Serum Creatinine.
Seminars in nephrology - 1 Jan 2018
Moledina Dennis G, Parikh Chirag R
Abstract excerpt
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized patients and is associated with adverse short- and long-term outcomes. AKI is diagnosed by serum creatinine (SCr)-based consensus definitions that capture an abrupt decrease in glomerular filtration rate associated with AKI. However, SCr-based AKI definitions lack sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing structural kidney injury. Moreover, AKI...
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