title: Acute kidney injury in the elderly.
abstract: The aging kidney undergoes several important anatomic and physiologic changes that increase the risk of acute kidney injury (formerly acute renal failure) in the elderly. This article reviews these changes and discusses the diagnoses frequently encountered in the elderly patient with acute kidney injury. The incidence, staging, evaluation, management, and prognosis of acute kidney injury are also examined with special focus given to older adults.
authors.affiliation: Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, A 919 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abdel-Kader
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Palevsky
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001706:Biopsy; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011379:Prognosis; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology