title: Acute kidney injury in 2013: Breaking barriers for biomarkers in AKI--progress at last.
abstract: In 2013, four important papers were published that provide new insights on biomarkers in acute kidney injury (AKI). These studies demonstrate the potential for biomarkers to aid clinicians in improving the therapeutic management of patients with AKI and potentially improve patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego Medicine 8342, UCSD Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
authors.forename: Dinna N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego Medicine 8342, UCSD Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
authors.forename: Ravindra L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis*; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers