Tag Gerald A. Hladik

Nephrology

Overview of Kidney Structure and Function

## The kidneys play an essential role in normal homeostasis. The key functions of the kidneys include: 1 Maintenance of normal body fluid composition . The kidney plays a primary role in the regulation of both the intracellular and extracellular…

National Kidney Foundation Primer on Kidney Diseases
March 8, 2024

Anesthesia

Interstitial nephritis

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Textbook of Critical Care
November 23, 2023

Anesthesia

Glomerulonephritis

Over half of all critically ill patients develop some degree of acute kidney injury (AKI), and nearly 5% require renal replacement therapy (RRT). For those patients with severe AKI requiring RRT, mortality can be as high as 70%, and up…

Textbook of Critical Care
November 23, 2023