Tag Ronald J. Falk

Nephrology

Immunologic Mechanisms of Vasculitis

The kidneys are among the organs most commonly affected by systemic vasculitis. This chapter reviews the etiology and pathogenesis of forms of vasculitis that most often affect the kidneys. The emphasis is on vasculitis that targets predominantly small vessels because…

Seldin and Giebisch's The Kidney
March 8, 2024

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