title: [Acute kidney injury-emergency or coincidence?].
abstract: An unifying definition of acute kidney injury as a precursor of acute renal failure has been published in march last year. Its remarkable mortality makes an early diagnosis an important goal. New biomarkers will be an important step to reach this goal in the near future. Depending on the underlying cause, therapeutic actions should be realized as soon as possible to diminish in-hospital mortality and chronic nephropathy. Intensive care units often are the first to test for new active substances.
authors: Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Kantonsspital Baselland, Liestal. tobias.oettl@ksli.ch
authors: Tobias
authors: T
authors: Öttl
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors