Overview of the management of acute kidney injury (AKI) in adults
Aug 25, 2025 · Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an abrupt and usually reversible decline in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). This results in an elevation of serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, and …
Etiology and diagnosis of prerenal disease and acute tubular necrosis ...
Jun 11, 2024 · The two major causes of AKI that occur in the hospital are prerenal disease and acute tubular necrosis (ATN). Together, they account for approximately 65 to 75 percent of cases of AKI.
Patient education: Acute kidney injury (The Basics) - UpToDate
Mar 14, 2024 · Treatment depends on what's causing the acute kidney injury and how severe the injury is. If your acute kidney injury is caused by a medicine, you will stop taking that medicine.
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Urinary tract infection in kidney transplant recipients
Oct 15, 2025 · Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infection after kidney transplantation. UTI is associated with the development of bacteremia, acute T cell-mediated rejection, impaired …
Candida infections of the bladder and kidneys - UpToDate
The vast majority of fungal infections of the kidney and bladder result from Candida albicans and other Candida species. A variety of other fungi can rarely involve the kidney as a result of disseminated …
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD ... - UpToDate
Oct 24, 2025 · Epidemiology and clinical features – Acute pyelonephritis and infected cysts are the most common causes of complicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney …
Crystalline-induced acute kidney injury - UpToDate
Jul 30, 2025 · This topic review discusses drug-related crystalline-induced AKI. Uric acid nephropathy, acute phosphate nephropathy, and monoclonal immunoglobulin crystalline nephropathies are …
Acute simple cystitis in female adults - UpToDate
Apr 8, 2025 · Urinary tract infections (UTIs) include cystitis (infection of the bladder/lower urinary tract) and pyelonephritis (infection of the kidney/upper urinary tract).
Causes and evaluation of hyperkalemia in adults - UpToDate
Mar 18, 2025 · The major causes of hyperkalemia are increased potassium release from the cells and, most often, reduced urinary potassium excretion (table 1). This topic will review the causes and …