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Kidney Function in Acute Illness and Acute Kidney Injury

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In this chapter we explain:

  • How serum creatinine changes in acute illness

  • How to deal with missing eGFR values on a graph

  • Causes of a sudden drop in kidney function

  • Fluid balance in acutely ill patients

  • How acute and chronic kidney disease are interlinked

  • How to plan management of acute kidney injury

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    Hugh C. Rayner & Mark E. Thomas

  2. Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK

    David V. Milford

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Rayner, H.C., Thomas, M.E., Milford, D.V. (2020). Kidney Function in Acute Illness and Acute Kidney Injury. In: Understanding Kidney Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43027-6_4

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