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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Acute Kidney Injury: This is a unexpected episode of kidney failure or kidney damage that happens within a few hours or a few days. AKI causes a build-up of waste products in your blood which then makes is difficult for your kidneys to keep a healthy and balanced amount of fluid within your body. AKI can also affect other organs such as the brain, heart, and lungs. This injury is usually common in patients who are in the hospital, in intensive care units, and especially in older adults.
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FEB 06, 2023Health & Medicine
Kidney failure has a significant impact on public health; about 750,000 Americans and 2 million people around the world ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2022Plants & Animals
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An international group of scientists from the U.S. and U.K. published new research in Nature about the effectiveness of ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 29, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential new diagnostic test for kidney damage associated with antibiotic use in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is abl ...Written By: Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2023
Health & Medicine
Kidney failure has a significant impact on public health; about 750,000 Americans and 2 million people around the world
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2022
Plants & Animals
If you already start your day with a cup of coffee, then you’ll probably be excited to hear that you should contin
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 21, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
New findings indicate that individuals who survive COVID-19 infections, even mild ones, have a significantly elevated ri
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 31, 2019
Immunology
An international group of scientists from the U.S. and U.K. published new research in Nature about the effectiveness of
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 29, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential new diagnostic test for kidney damage associated with antibiotic use in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is abl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
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NOV 14, 2019 | 6:00 AM
Burn patients are at risk for organ dysfunction secondary to “burn shock” and sepsis. The initial 24 hours following major burn injury presents with significant hypotension due to...Speaker: Nam Tran, PhD, HCLD (ABB), FACBNOV 09, 2016 | 8:00 AM
DATE: November 9, 2016 TIME: 8:00am PT, 11:00am ET This talk will characterize the current clinical and laboratory standards for determining risk for chronic renal dysfunction...Speaker: Ravindra Mehta, MD , Alan Maisel, M.D. , Olle Melander, MD, PhDSponsored By: Sphingotec LLC, Sphingotec LLCOCT 11, 2016 | 8:00 AM
DATE: October 11, 2016 TIME: 8:00am PT, 11:00 ET Chronic Renal Dysfunction (CKD) and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) are increasing in prevalence today and can be escalated due to d...
NOV 14, 2019 | 6:00 AM
Burn patients are at risk for organ dysfunction secondary to “burn shock” and sepsis. The initial 24 hours following major burn injury presents with significant hypotension due to...
Speaker:
Nam Tran, PhD, HCLD (ABB), FACB
NOV 09, 2016 | 8:00 AM
DATE: November 9, 2016
TIME: 8:00am PT, 11:00am ET
This talk will characterize the current clinical and laboratory standards for determining risk for chronic renal dysfunction...
Speaker:
Ravindra Mehta, MD
, Alan Maisel, M.D.
, Olle Melander, MD, PhD
Sponsored By: Sphingotec LLC,
Sphingotec LLC
OCT 11, 2016 | 8:00 AM
DATE: October 11, 2016
TIME: 8:00am PT, 11:00 ET
Chronic Renal Dysfunction (CKD) and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) are increasing in prevalence today and can be escalated due to d...