Diagnostic Performance of Fractional Excretion of Urea and Sodium in Acute Kidney Injury

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 870-871

  Schönermarck, Ulf ^a   Kehl, Katharina ^a   Samtleben, Walter ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM; UREA;

ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LETTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM EXCRETION; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

DIURESIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; SODIUM; UREA;

EID: 43049150807     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.01.032     Document Type: Letter

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