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The spectrum of acute kidney injury (AKI) encountered in the hospitals of the tropical zone countries is different from that seen in the non-tropical climate countries, most of whi...

This chapter describes the overall short- and long-term, mainly non-renal outcomes of patients who suffer from acute kidney injury (AKI). Despite increasing age and greater burden ...

Electrolyte disturbances are common in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and should be corrected. In particular, hyperkalaemia above 6–6.5 mmol/L (especially with electrocard...

The prevention of acute kidney injury (AKI) should start with an assessment of the risk to develop AKI, by identification of co-morbidities, use of potentially nephrotoxic medicati...

Although there is a growing literature on the performance of various biomarkers in clinical studies, there is limited information on how these biomarkers would be utilized by clini...

Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria transmitted by arthropods to a vertebrate host. Clinically relevant rickettsioses have a similar clinical pattern, manifesting as an...

This chapter summarizes the accumulating evidence that incomplete or even apparent complete recovery of renal function after acute kidney injury (AKI) may be an important contribut...