Urine Microscopy Is Associated with Severity and Worsening of Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Patients
Author(s) -
Mark A. Perazella,
Steven G. Coca,
Isaac E. Hall,
Umo Iyanam,
Madiha Koraishy,
Chirag R. Parikh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.06960909
Subject(s) - medicine , acute kidney injury , acute tubular necrosis , nephrology , dialysis , creatinine , urinary system , stage (stratigraphy) , confidence interval , urine , urology , intensive care medicine , renal function , paleontology , biology
Serum creatinine concentration at the time of nephrology consultation is not necessarily indicative of the severity of acute kidney injury (AKI). Although urine microscopy is useful to differentiate AKI, its role in predicting adverse clinical outcomes has not been well described.
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