Renal Replacement Therapy for Intoxications

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Ingested quantity associated with severe toxicity Ingestion of a toxin with serious delayed effects Natural removal mechanisms impaired Clinical condition deteriorating Clinical evidence of severe toxicity: hypotension, coma, metabolic acidosis,…

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Timing of Renal Replacement Therapy

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Benefits Drawbacks Earlier control of electrolyte/metabolic derangement Iatrogenic episodes of hemodynamic instability that may impede kidney repair and recovery Earlier control of acid–base derangement Insertion of dialysis catheter and risk…

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Metabolic Aspects of CRRT

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and Rinaldo Bellomo6   (5) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore (6) Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, 145 Studley Road, Level 2 Austin Tower, Heidelberg, VIC,…

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Kidney-Organ Interaction

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Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) A complex pathophysiological disorder of the heart and kidneys whereby acute or chronic dysfunction in one organ may induce acute or chronic dysfunction in the other organ…

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Acute Kidney Injury Biomarkers

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Provision of information above and beyond serum creatinine and/or urine output Non-invasive test using easily accessible samples Results rapidly available Specific cut-off values to distinguish between normal and abnormal renal…

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Dose of Renal Replacement Therapy in AKI

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© Springer International Publishing 2015Heleen M. Oudemans-van Straaten, Lui G. Forni, A.B. Johan Groeneveld, Sean M. Bagshaw and Michael Joannidis (eds.)Acute Nephrology for the Critical Care Physician10.1007/978-3-319-17389-4_13 13. Dose of Renal Replacement Therapy in AKI Catherine S. C. Bouman1  , Marlies Ostermann2  , Michael Joannidis3  …

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Prevention of AKI and Protection of the Kidney

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Patient factors Advanced Age Female Black Race Pre-existing co-morbidities Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Liver Disease Respiratory Disease Heart Failure Diabetes: Especially with proteinuria Cancer Current susceptibilities Volume Depletion Dehydration Hypoalbuminemia…

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