Acute Kidney Injury
Moderator: Joseph V. Bonventre MD, PhD, Samuel A. Levine Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Director, BWH/HST Division of Biomedical Engineering
Mario F. Rubin, MD,
Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital; Director, Transplant
Nephrology Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital; Coordinator,
Renal Unit Outpatient Medical Residency Training Program, Massachusetts
General Hospital; Harvard Medical School
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a clinical entity encountered in different settings (pediatrics, adults, ICU, Non-ICU) with different causes and protean clinical manifestations. It is associated with a very high mortality (especially if dialysis is required) and is emerging as an important cause for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is a causative factor for progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Despite major advances in the understanding of its pathophysiology, its early detection and proper therapy remain elusive.
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