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Management of Acute Kidney Problems

Acute kidney failure is an important clinical area in the intensive care unit setting. An estimated 5-20% of critically ill patients experience an episode of acute kidney failure during the course of their illness, and about 5% of patients admitted to an ICU will eventually require renal replacement...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Jörres, Achim (Editor ), Ronco, Claudio (Editor ), Kellum, John A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Definition and Classification of Acute Kidney Failure
  • Definition and Classification of Acute Kidney Injury
  • Overview of Pathophysiology, Etiology and Epidemiology
  • Mechanisms of Acute Kidney Injury and Repair
  • Uremic Toxins
  • Prerenal Acute Kidney Failure
  • Intrinsic Acute Kidney Injury
  • Urinary Tract Obstruction
  • Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury
  • Economic Impact of Acute Kidney Failure
  • Diagnostic Evaluation and Procedures
  • Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation
  • Kidney Function Tests and Urinalysis
  • Renal Ultrasound
  • Management of Acute Kidney Problems: Indications for Renal Biopsy in Acute Renal Disease
  • Prevention and Conservative Therapy of Acute Kidney Failure
  • Volume Resuscitation and Management
  • Management of Electrolyte Disorders
  • Acid-Base Balance
  • Monitoring and Management of Systemic Hemodynamics
  • Treatment of Anemia
  • Metabolic Alterations and Nutrition in AKI
  • Glucose, Insulin, and the Kidney
  • Bleeding and Hemostasis
  • Neurological Problems
  • Gastrointestinal Complications of Acute Kidney Injury
  • Cardiovascular Complications of Acute Kidney Injury
  • Acute Kidney Injury: Specific Interventions and Drugs
  • Drug Dosing in Acute Kidney Injury and During Renal Replacement Therapy
  • Anesthesia in Patients with Kidney Failure
  • Long-term Outcome of Acute Kidney Failure
  • Long-Term Outcome of Acute Kidney Injury
  • Diagnosis and Management of Specific Disorders
  • Acute Kidney Injury in Sepsis
  • Kidney in Acute Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock
  • Acute Kidney Problems in Congestive Heart Failure
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome
  • Malignant Hypertension
  • Toxic Nephropathy Due to Drugs and Poisons
  • Toxic Nephropathy Due to Radiocontrast Media
  • Acute Glomerulonephritis, Vasculitis, and Pulmonary Renal Syndrome
  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome/Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  • Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
  • Myoglobinuric Acute Kidney Failure
  • Tropical Infections and Acute Kidney Injury
  • AIDS and Acute Kidney Failure
  • Acute Kidney Injury in Oncological Disorders and Tumor Lysis Syndrome
  • Kidney Failure Following Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Burns and Acute Kidney Failure
  • Acute Kidney Transplant Failure
  • Acute Kidney Failure During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Acute Kidney Failure in Children
  • Temporary Replacement of Kidney Function
  • Indications to Start Kidney Replacement Therapy
  • Principles of Extracorporeal Therapy: Haemodialysis, Haemofiltration and Haemodiafiltration
  • Membranes for Dialysis and Hemofiltration
  • Dialysates and Substitution Fluids
  • Intermittent Hemodialysis
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies
  • Extended Daily Dialysis
  • Quantifying the Dose of Acute Kidney Replacement Therapy
  • Anticoagulation for Acute Dialysis
  • Vascular Access for Acute Dialysis
  • Principles and Practice of Acute Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Choosing a Therapy Modality for Acute Renal Replacement Therapy
  • Acute Kidney Replacement Therapy in Children
  • Stopping Acute Kidney Replacement Therapy
  • Extracorporeal Therapies for Non-Renal Indications
  • Extracorporeal Therapies and Immunomodulation During Sepsis
  • Extracorporeal Liver Support
  • Extracorporeal Removal of Drugs and Toxins.