Use of NSAIDs, especially OTC formulations, as well as RAAS blockers and diuretics are risk factors for community-acquired AKI. Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), especially ...

Some drugs are nephrotoxic, which means that their effects can cause kidney damage. Drugs such as certain antibiotics, the mood stabilizer lithium, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) ...

Your kidneys may be small in size, but they play an important role in the body. Kidneys remove waste, extra fluid, and acids, maintaining a balance of water, salts, and minerals in the blood. They ...

Credit: Getty Images In an unexpected finding, phosphodiesterase inhibitors and sympathomimetics with α- and β-effect were strongly associated with higher AKI risk in this analysis. High AKI risk was ...

Risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) include hypovolemia, use of diuretics, and the presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) prior to ICU ...

AKI is identified by a rise in creatinine and a decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and/or a decrease in urine output. Criteria and staging of AKI are defined by two systems: Risk, Injury, ...