open renal biopsyKey Clinical Message Renal lymphoma as an initial lesion is relatively rare. Bilateral renal lymphoma frequently presents as acute kidney injury. With systematic chemotherapy for the lymphoma, patients usually recover their kidney function. However, in the case we describe here, the ...
Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease often form a continuum of disease as opposed to being separate entities. The various disease modifiers and risk factors might represent opportunities to intervene and mitigate the poor outcomes associated with these diseases. Modified from Acute Dialysis Qua...
A 14-year-old boy with movement disorder and epilepsy developed status dystonicus leading to rhabdomyolysis and subsequent acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). He was given multiple intravenous sedatives and analgesics to control his dystonia and dyskinesia. 8 days...
The acute kidney injury (AKI) syndrome is characterized by an abrupt decline in renal function during a period of seven days or less, which is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates1,2. The incidence of AKI has increased in the last decade along with factors such as population ag...
obstruction in the biliary system. With ERCP, a camera-equipped device is placed into the mouth and advanced for visualization of the bile ducts,gallbladder,pancreas, or liver. Often, this procedure is used for obtaining a biopsy, repairing a lesion, or clearing a blockage in these structures...
Recovery of kidney function was less common in patients with COVID-19 and acute kidney injury but was similar among survivors. Thus, findings from this study confirm that acute kidney injury is more common and severe among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 compared to influenza, a finding ...
Kidney function GFR, estimated in all 57 patients at the time of their last follow-up (median, 5.3 years; range, 0.1 to 15.7 years), was not different from the expected values (P = .397; Figure 2). Albumin/creatinine ratio, measured in 37 (80%) of the 46 surviving patients in 2011...
The ureter was cannulated by a silicon tube or a 10-Fr catheter, and then tunneled through the abdominal wall for continuous observation of urine output from the renal graft. The abdomen was closed. The pig was returned to its pen after recovery from anesthesia. Needle biopsies of kidney ...
These drugs exert a strong anti-inflammatory effect when ingested or injected in the morning or early afternoon, but not in the evening, when the risk of its adverse effects such as indigestion, stomach ulcers, and acute kidney problems increase35. In this study, we investigated how time of ...
A bleeding disorder, or anticoagulation treatment with Coumadin (sodium warfarin); these may adversely affect bleeding and clotting during the catheterization procedure. Renal insufficiency or poor kidney functioning (especially in diabetic patients), which may worsen following angiography. Severe uncontrol...