Acute Renal Failure (ARF) / Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

Acute kidney failure:MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
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UPMC Physician Resources:Acute Kidney Injury - Dr. James R. Johnson. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Pittsburgh,PA. Excellent video presentation on AKI.
Acute Kidney Injury - The Renal Association. Dr. Andrew Lewington et al. Comprehensive clinical guidelines (2011) on AKI from the UK.
Kidney failure,acute –MayoClinic.com - Comprehensive overview on acute kidney injury.
Acute Renal Failure - eMedicine/Medscape Reference. Excellent academic review of AKI and related topics. Registration required.
Management of Acute Complications of Acute Renal Failure - eMedicine/Medscape Reference. Excellent academic review of AKI complications.Registration required.
Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury –Comprehensive Physiology - David P. Basile et al –2012. American Physiological Society. Comprehensive academic review on AKI. Subscription or purchase required.
Definition of acute kidney injury (acute renal failure) - Up to Date,Inc. Comprehensive clinical academic resource on AKI. Professional access requires subscription or purchase while patient material access is free.
Acute Renal Failure (ARF):Renal Failure:Merck Manual Professional - Excellent review of AKI.
Kidney Resource Page - Acute Kidney Injury. The Nephron Information Center. Comprehensive collection of AKI article resources on the web. Most articles will require subscription or purchase. User must search.
Acute Kidney Failure:Kidney Failure:Merck Manual Home Edition - Excellent review of AKI for patients.
National Kidney Disease Education Program –NKDEP - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). National Institutes of Health (NIH). Excellent collection of resources on kidney disease.

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