title: Acute kidney injury during pregnancy.
abstract: Acute kidney injury complicates the care of a relatively small number of pregnant and postpartum women. Several pregnancy-related disorders such as preeclampsia and thrombotic microangiopathies may produce acute kidney injury. Prerenal azotemia is another common cause of acute kidney injury in pregnancy. This manuscript will review pregnancy-associated acute kidney injury from a renal functional perspective. Pathophysiology of acute kidney injury will be reviewed. Specific conditions causing acute kidney injury and treatments will be compared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Van Hook
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D053099:Azotemia / Q000150:complications; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D057049:Thrombotic Microangiopathies / Q000150:complications