Acute kidney injury [[electronic resource] ] : causes, diagnosis, and treatments / / Jonathan D. Mendoza, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461524203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Biomedical/Nova Science Publishers, c2011
• ISBN: 1-61942-063-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Collana: Nephrology research and clinical developments
• Altri autori (Persone): MendozaJonathan D
• Disciplina: 616.6/14
• Soggetti: Acute renal failure; Kidneys - Diseases; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY: CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT ""; ""ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY: CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""How to Define and Classify Acute Kidney Injury (AKI): The “Risk Injury Failure Loss of Kidney Function End-Stage Kidney Diseaseâ€? (RIFLE) and “Acute Kidney Injury Networkâ€? (AKIN) Classifications ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""The Risk Injury Failure Loss of Kidney Function End-Stage Kidney Disease (RIFLE) Classification ""; ""Validation of the RIFLE Criteria ""; ""Hospitalized Patients ""; ""ICU Patients ""; ""Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery """"Patients Undergoing Aortic Arch Surgery ""; ""Patients Undergoing Abdominal Aortic Surgery ""; ""Chirrotic Patients""; ""Patients Submitted to Hepatic Transplantation""; ""Septic Patients ""; ""Burn Patients ""; ""Critically Ill Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Patients ""; ""Trauma Patients ""; ""Patients Receiving Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ""; ""Strenghts and Weaknesses of the RIFLE Classification ""; ""Strenghts of the RIFLE Classification ""; ""Weaknesses of the RIFLE Classification ""; ""The Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) classification """"Strengths and Weaknesses of the AKIN Classification ""; ""Strengths of the AKIN Classification""; ""Weaknesses of the AKIN Classification ""; ""Which Classification Should We Use in Clinical Practice? ""; ""References ""; ""Acute Renal Failure in the Newborn (NB)""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ; ""; ""Characteristics of the Kidney in the Newborn ""; ""Acute Renal Impairment in Newborns ""; ""Physiopathology ""; ""Definition of AKI""; ""Diagnosis of AKI: Clinical and Laboratorial Aspects ""; ""New Biomarkers""; ""Suggested Intervals for the Control of Renal Function """"Handling the IRA in the NB ""; ""Prognosis of the NB with AKI ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References ""; ""Kidney Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Kidney Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury ""; ""Vascular Endothelial Cells""; ""Tubular Epithelial Cells ""; ""Activation of Kidney Resident Cells and Kidney-Infiltrating Leukocytes""; ""T Lymphocytes ""; ""Increased Factors after IRI""; ""Adhesion Molecules""; ""Cytokines and Chemokines""; ""Hypoxia-Inducible Factor""; ""Toll-Like Receptors ""; ""Changes in Renal Tissue after IRI """"FTY720 Modulates the Inflammatory Process after IRI (74) ""; ""References ""; ""Long-Term Prognostic Implication of Post-Angiographic Acute Kidney Injury and Hemodynamic Instability ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Post-Angiograhic AKI ""; ""Role of Hemodynamics in the Formation of Post-Angiographic AKI; Lessons from Animal Models""; ""Role of Hemodynamics in the Incidence of Post-Angiographic AKI; from the Clinical Points of Views ""; ""Short-Term Prognosis of Post-Angiographic AKI ""; ""Long-Term Prognosis and Post-Angiographic AKI: Role of Hemodynamics ""