Your health care provider can also see how well blood is flowing in your kidneys. A kidney scan is also called a renal scan or renal scintigraphy. A kidney scan is a type of nuclear imaging test. This ...

Renal hypoplasia, defined as abnormally small kidneys with normal morphology and reduced nephron number, is a common cause of pediatric renal failure and adult-onset disease. Genetic studies ...

Background Distal occlusions associated with incomplete reperfusion (expanded Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction, <eTICI 3) may not reperfuse spontaneously and thus prompt ischemia (ie, persistent ...

A recent meta-analysis by James et al,29 reviewed 39 observational studies that investigated cardiovascular outcomes in those with CIN and demonstrated an increased risk of mortality, cardiovascular ...

Here, we argue that the classic definitions of preeclampsia, based on concepts that are now more than 50 years old, have become outdated and that the definition could be modernized to take account of ...

Kidney dysfunction in patients receiving nafcillin might be incorrectly attributed to renal hypoperfusion or acute tubular necrosis. Finally, because it is possible for the estimated GFR to remain ...

Introduction: Aging and chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) are major risk factors for Vascular contribution to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID), which is a heterogeneous group of disorders ...

Acute renal failure is caused by damage to the kidneys, which can occur as a result of blood loss, toxins, or physical damage to the kidneys. Acute renal failure occurs rapidly, causing generalized ...

The rate of probable dementia was higher for adults with vs. without AKI. The composite of mild cognitive impairment and probable dementia was also higher among patients with AKI. Mild and ...

Hypotension can lead to renal hypoperfusion and ultimately contribute to the development of AKI. In the preterm neonate multiple factors both pre and postnatally can predispose to sepsis including ...

Preterm newborns may present with AKI events (8–24%) secondary to renal hypoperfusion, asphyxia, respiratory distress syndrome, nephrotoxic drugs exposure (prenatal or postnatal), and infections. In ...