The presence of acute kidney injury (AKI) during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk for adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes. Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis ...

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 ...

AKI can be classified as prerenal, intrinsic, or postrenal, with KDIGO criteria guiding diagnosis. New biomarkers like NGAL and cystatin C allow earlier and more precise detection of AKI. Preventing ...

SAN FRANCISCO — It was during some of the darkest days of the pandemic — November 2020 — when Melissa Lawson, then 36, was helicoptered from an emergency room in Santa Rosa, Calif., to a hospital here ...

A large study of veterans hospitalized with acute kidney injury demonstrated that readmission and death risks vary by patients’ blood pressure category. Death risk after an acute kidney injury (AKI) ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD Key Takeaways Kidney failure symptoms may include itchiness, fatigue, and swelling ...

The risk for acute kidney injury was not higher among patients with an eGFR dip at empagliflozin initiation. Previous studies have reported renal benefits with sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor ...

Sepsis, a severe immune response to infection, can trigger body-wide inflammation, significantly increasing the risk of acute kidney failure. Conversely, individuals with kidney disease, especially ...

New guidance from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) addresses needed improvements in providing appropriate care to patients discharged after experiencing acute kidney injury requiring ...