The search for a better biomarker than creatine for acute kidney injury (AKI) has been “long and elusive.” However, could researchers be on the right path now? “The thinking is moving away from trying ...

AKI or acute kidney injury is a complex clinical disorder frequently seen in hospitalized critically ill patients. 1 It is defined as a functional or structural kidney abnormality in which a patient ...

Acute kidney injury can happen suddenly and cause serious symptoms like swelling and fatigue. You can get early diagnosis and ...

NURTuRE-AKI is a novel observational study that collects longitudinal data and biological samples from fully consented acute kidney injury ("AKI") patients, developed as part of a research consortium ...

An old adage physicians are taught is that when they hear hoofbeats, they should think of “horses,” not “zebras.” Instead of an unusual explanation for the symptoms, it’s preferable to consider more ...

This is Part 6 of Embedded Bias, a series revealing how race-based clinical algorithms pervade medicine and why it's so difficult to change them. NEW YORK — One Brooklyn Health, a safety net hospital ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure, is when the kidneys are suddenly unable to filter waste products from the blood. This condition can develop slowly or quickly, and ...