Early detection and new biomarkers are changing how we manage acute kidney injury—and its link to chronic kidney disease.

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Acute kidney failure, now known as acute kidney injury (AKI), occurs when your kidneys suddenly lose their ...

With early treatment of acute kidney injury (acute renal failure), kidney damage may be reversible. Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms.

Another major difference between acute and chronic kidney disease is how doctors monitor and measure them. In AKI, doctors look at how fast kidney function drops by measuring changes in creatinine ...

Acute kidney injury and kidney failure both cause kidney function to decline. However, they are many differences between the conditions. Learn more here.

Acute kidney injury can cause a rapid decline in kidney function with symptoms of weakness, swelling, or less frequent urination. Prompt treatment can prevent serious kidney damage. Learn more here.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complex clinical disorder frequently seen in hospitalized critically ill patients. It is defined as a functional or structural kidney abnormality.

Prophylactic IV magnesium is associated with a reduced risk for cisplatin-associated acute kidney injury in patients with cancer.

The study of nearly 8,000 patients, nearly 2,000 with acute kidney injury, found 40% of patients with acute kidney injury recovered their kidney function.

A UC San Francisco-led study of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has found that mild-to-moderate acute kidney injury (AKI) did not predict worsening of kidney function after taking into ...

Acute kidney failure happens when your kidneys suddenly stop working. Learn the symptoms, causes, and treatments for this serious medical condition.

For kidney specialists taking care of acute kidney injury patients and dialysis providers operating the outpatient centers, there are powerful disincentives to wean patients off dialysis, McCoy said.