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Acute renal failure is associated with increased mortality in critically ill patients. Doppler ultrasound of the kidney holds promise as a novel form of monitoring renal perfusion. Measures of venous congestion may indicate when fluid is becoming harmful, while the assessment of renal arterial flow may help detect early acute renal injury.

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Abbreviations

CFD:

Color flow Doppler

EDV:

End-diastolic velocity

PSV:

Peak systolic velocity

PWD:

Pulsed wave Doppler

RAP :

Right atrial pressure

RRI:

Renal resistive index

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  1. Department of Surgery, Program in Trauma and Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Sarah B. Murthi

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Alexis Salerno

  2. Department of Surgery, Program in Trauma and Critical Care, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Daniel J. Haase

  3. Department of Surgery, Program in Trauma and Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Sarah B. Murthi

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Murthi, S.B. (2021). Renal Doppler. In: Salerno, A., Haase, D.J., Murthi, S.B. (eds) Atlas of Critical Care Echocardiography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74687-2_7

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