Table 1. Staging of Acute Kidney Injury 7 . Stage: Serum Creatinine Levels : Urine Output: Stage 1 (Risk) 1.5 to 1.9 times baseline OR Increase ≥0.3 mg/dL (≥26.5 µmol/L) <0.5 mL/kg/h for 6 to ...

Transition from acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease: mechanisms, models, and biomarkers. American journal of physiology. Renal physiology , 327 (5), F788–F805.

Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure, is when the kidneys are suddenly unable to filter waste products from the blood. This condition can develop slowly or quickly, and ...

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 can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on how much kidney function a person loses. Typically, doctors can treat it effectively if they catch it early.

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 ...

The study confirms, Hsu and his co-authors said, that patients with acute kidney injury who may be able to stop dialysis (and who make up between 15-20% of new dialysis patients nationally) ...

UW study suggests there may be a link between cognitive decline after an acute kidney injury during a lung or heart inpatient stay.

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 ...

Among the acute kidney injury patients, 10% died during the three-month study period – most likely from the conditions that prompted dialysis, according to the researchers.

Less than a quarter of patients in a typical midsize dialysis centers have acute kidney injury. It may result from acute infection or shock, causing reduced blood flow to the kidneys, as well as major ...

Patients with cancer who received prophylactic intravenous (IV) magnesium before starting cisplatin had a lower risk for cisplatin-associated acute kidney injury (AKI) than those who did not ...