Guidelines for urinary indices whereby established Acute Renal Failure (ARF) can be distinguished from renal vasoconstriction with intact tubular function (prerenal azotemia).
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RIFLE Criteria for Acute Renal Dysfunction
RIFLE, a newly developed international consensus classification for acute kidney injury, defines three grades of severity
Indications for Percutaneous Renal Biopsy
Indications for percutaneous needle biopsy include
Definition and Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
NKF Definition of Chronic Kidney Disease
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Kidney damage for three or more months, as defined by structural or functional abnormalities of the kidney, with or without decreased GFR, manifested by pathologic abnormalities or markers of kidney damage, including abnormalities in the composition of the blood or urine or abnormalities in imaging tests
- GFR < 60 mL per minute per 1.73 m2 for three months or more, with or without kidney damage