introduction: we intended to assess the accuracy of re-expressed modification of diet for renal disease (mdrd) and cockcroft-gault (cg) equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate (gfr) in chronic kidney disease in two different etiologies of acute renal failure (arf): acute tubular necrosis (atn) and acute glomerulonephritis (agn). methods: patients admitted for arf or the patients compl...

background : the cause of death is difficult to interpret in a road-traffic accident (rta) victim, because multiple injuries make it difficult to decide on the most fatal lesion, particularly when death is delayed by prompt medical intervention; and secondary haemorrhage, renal failure, fat embolism, systemic infections, myocardial or cerebral infarction – all comes under the potential differen...

A rapid rise in creatinine following periods of hypotension is most commonly due to acute tubular necrosis. In ATN, urinalysis usually shows granular casts. Urine sodium is typically high due to tubular sodium loss, concentration is typically above 30 mmol/l. The urine to plasma osmolality ratio <1:1, the ability to concentrate urine is preserved despite sodium loss. Acute Tubular Necrosis is a...

Background/Aims. Acute kidney injury is a common problem for patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor survival. We aimed to examine the association between type of acute kidney injury and 90-day mortality. Methods. Prospective cohort study at a major US liver transplant center. A nephrologist's review of the urinary sediment was used in conjunction with the 2007 Ascites Club Criteria...