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 ...

Acute kidney injury is more than a short term health crisis—it’s a long term disease. As we learn more about AKI we have more opportunity to intervene early, personalize care and protect long ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has instructed all GLP-1 drug-makers to update their warning labels to include the ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI), or acute kidney failure, is a sudden decline in kidney function that can lead to dangerous levels of waste buildup in the body.

Acute kidney injury, also known as acute renal failure, involves a rapid decrease in renal function demonstrated by a reversible increase in nitrogen waste products and creatinine monitored by serum ...

A UC San Francisco-led study of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has found that mild-to-moderate acute kidney injury (AKI) did not predict worsening of kidney function after taking into ...

Some 97 (12.6%) patients with AKI and 41 (5.3%) without AKI had kidney disease progression during a median follow-up of 4.7 years. As a risk-stratification tool, proteinuria level is very valuable ...

UW study suggests there may be a link between cognitive decline after an acute kidney injury during a lung or heart inpatient stay.