Renal
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Acute Kidney Injury
AKI is rapid decline in kidney function (KDIGO: creatinine rise ≥0.3 mg/dL in 48h or ≥1.5× baseline in 7d, or UO <0.5 mL/kg/h × 6h). Pre-renal (most common), intrinsic, post-renal.
AKI
acute kidney injury
acute renal failure
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Healthy kidneys clean your blood by removing excess fluid, minerals, and wastes. They also make hormones that keep your bones strong and your blood healthy. But if the kidneys are damaged, they don't work properly. Harmful wastes can build up in your body. Your blood pressure may rise. Your body may retain excess fluid and not make enough red blood cells. This is called kidney failure.If your kidneys fail, you need…
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NCT06972082
The main goal of this clinical trial is to learn if evaluation by ultrasound of venous congestion of liver and kidneys can guide treatment and prevent and treat acute kidney injury post cardiac surgery (CSA-AKI). Participants will: Be eval…
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NCT06685367
"Huede" AI Aided AKI Prediction Software, Acura AKI, uses machine learning algorithms to predict the risk of AKI within the next 24 hours and provide a ranking of feature importance. By using Acura AKI, physicians can assess the risk of AK…
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NCT06706258
The central hypothesis of this research study is that perioperative administration of the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) pantoprazole could reduce the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery by activation molecular…
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Kidney Failure
Healthy kidneys clean your blood by removing excess fluid, minerals, and wastes. They also make hormones that keep your bones strong and your blood healthy. But if the kidneys are damaged, they don't work properly. Harmful wastes can build up in your body. Your blood pressure may rise. Your body may retain excess fluid and not make enough red blood cells. This is called kidney failure.If your kidneys fail, you need…
Kidney Diseases
You have two kidneys, each about the size of your fist. They are near the middle of your back, just below the rib cage. Inside each kidney there are about a million tiny structures called nephrons. They filter your blood. They remove wastes and extra water, which become urine. The urine flows through tubes called ureters. It goes to your bladder, which stores the urine until you go to the bathroom.Most kidney diseas…
Liver Diseases
Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons.There are many kinds of liver diseases:Diseases caused by viruses, such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis CDiseases caused by drugs, poisons, or too much alcohol. Examples include fatty liver disease and cirrhosis.Liver cancerInherited diseases, such as hemochromatosis and Wilson diseaseSymptom…
Hepatitis
What is hepatitis?Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Inflammation is swelling that happens when tissues of the body are injured or infected. It can damage your liver. This swelling and damage can affect how well your liver functions.Hepatitis can be an acute (short-term) infection or a chronic (long-term) infection. Some types of hepatitis cause only acute infections. Other types can cause both acute and chroni…