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AKI

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ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY

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ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY

As with all the other pages on COVID-19 here on NephJC, this page on AKI & the discussion are not meant to be treatment recommendations based on sound evidence. Our aim on this page is to merely discuss the science of what we know, and some of the biology and mechanisms as well as practical management aspects.

There's just been AKI. So what do we do with the ACEi/ARB?

There's just been AKI. So what do we do with the ACEi/ARB?

There is AKI. You are ready to discharge the patient. Should you restart their ACEI/ARB? Or they were never on an ACEI/ARB - but surely with a history of heart failure, they should be on one? How do you decide? Join us to discuss some exciting new data

The Fluid Wars Return: Can we restore Balance to the field

The Fluid Wars Return: Can we restore Balance to the field

March 13/14 we will discuss the pair of trials in NEJM from Vanderbilt: comparing balanced solutions to normal saline in critically ill & not ill patients. Join us for the next #NephJC to parse through SMART & SALT-ED

Will PRESERVE preserve the contrast AKI status quo?

Will PRESERVE preserve the contrast AKI status quo?

This week, we will discuss the fresh-off-the-press NEJM paper on the utility of using NAC (vs placebo) or bicarb-based hydration (vs saline) in preventing contrast AKI. A medical reversal that has taken almost 2 decades...