Assessment of patients presenting with acute renal failure (acute kidney injury)

Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 429-433

  Stevens, Paul ^a  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute kidney injury; acute renal failure; acute tubular necrosis; fluid balance; intrinsic renal failure; post renal failure; pre renal failure; prevention; ultrasound; urinalysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; BLOOD VOLUME; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY STRUCTURE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 34447544475     PISSN: 13573039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2007.05.013     Document Type: Review

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