How to prevent, recognize, and treat drug-induced nephrotoxicity.
Many drugs can injure the kidneys, but they cause renal injury via only a few common mechanisms. Many patients who develop renal injury after drug exposure have identifiable risk factors that could be modified or that should preclude the use of these drugs in the first place.
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Internal Medicine Program, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30310, USA.
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000617:Aminoglycosides; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000009:adverse effects; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control
D000617:Aminoglycosides; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal