Acute kidney injury in the cancer patient.
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis
; 21(1): 64-71, 2014 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and significant complication of cancer and cancer therapy. Cancer patients frequently encounter risk factors for AKI including older age, CKD, prerenal conditions, sepsis, exposure to nephrotoxins, and obstructive physiology. AKI can also be secondary to paraneoplastic conditions, including glomerulonephritis and microangiopathic processes. This complication can have significant consequences, including effects on patients' ability to continue to receive therapy for their malignancy. This review will serve to summarize potential etiologies of AKI that present in patients with cancer as well as to highlight specific patient populations, such as the critically ill cancer patient.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Asunto principal:
Síndrome de Lisis Tumoral
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Medios de Contraste
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Insuficiencia Renal Crónica
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Lesión Renal Aguda
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Glomerulonefritis
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Neoplasias
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis
Asunto de la revista:
NEFROLOGIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article