Acute kidney injury/Definition

From Citizendium
< Acute kidney injury
Revision as of 08:15, 15 February 2009 by imported>Howard C. Berkowitz (New page: <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude> Formerly termed '''acute renal failure (ARF)''', an abrupt (within 48 hours) reduction in kidney function currently defined as an absolute increase in s...)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is a stub and thus not approved.
Main Article
Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
A definition or brief description of Acute kidney injury.

Formerly termed acute renal failure (ARF), an abrupt (within 48 hours) reduction in kidney function currently defined as an absolute increase in serum creatinine, a percentage increase in serum creatinine , or a reduction in urine output beyond quantitatively defined levels