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BASIC NEPHROLOGY AND ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY Edited by Manisha Sahay Basic Nephrology and Acute Kidney Injury Edited by Manisha Sahay Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers, this license allows users to download, copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Adriana Pecar Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer InTech Design Team First published February, 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from [email protected] Basic Nephrology and Acute Kidney Injury, Edited by Manisha Sahay p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0139-0 Contents Preface IX Part 1 Basics of Nephrology 1 Chapter 1 Is Body Surface Area the Appropriate Index for Glomerular Filtration Rate? 3 Liesbeth Hoste and Hans Pottel Chapter 2 How Measuring Glomerular Filtration Rate? Comparison of Reference Methods 21 Pierre Delanaye Chapter 3 Effects of Preterm Birth on the Kidney 61 Mary Jane Black, Megan R. Sutherland and Lina Gubhaju Chapter 4 Renal Potassium Handling and Associated Inherited Tubulopathies Leading to Hypokalemia 89 Jelena Stojanovic and John Sayer Chapter 5 Variability of Biological Parameters in Blood Samples Between Two Consecutive Schedules of Hemodialysis 105 Aurelian Udristioiu, Manole Cojocaru, Dana Panait, Radu Iliescu, Victor Dumitrascu and Daliborca Cristina Vlad Part 2 Acute Kidney Injury 123 Chapter 6 The Metamorphosis of Acute Renal Failure to Acute Kidney Injury 125 John W. Pickering and Zoltán H. Endre Chapter 7 Acute Kidney Injury in Pregnancy 151 Manisha Sahay VI Contents Chapter 8 Evaluation of Acute Kidney Injury in Intensive Care Unit 173 Itir Yegenaga Chapter 9 Vancomycin-Induced Nephrotoxicity 183 Ahmad Bilal, Omar Abu-Romeh, Talla A. Rousan and Kai Lau Preface Nephrology is an ever expanding and dynamic field of medicine. It is important to have a clear understanding of basic concepts for proper evaluation and management of renal diseases. Our book aims to fulfill this objective. The first section deals with basic nephrology. It describes the methods of estimation of glomerular filtration rate which is the basic test for renal function. The second section of the book deals with acute kidney injury. Acute kidney injury is an important preventable and treatable form of renal damage. The etiology of AKI varies in different parts of the world. AKI may occur in various clinical settings e.g. in an intensive care unit or in the community where it may occur as a result of adverse reaction to drugs or infections. The incidence of AKI in pregnancy in the developed world has fallen dramatically over the past 40 years, however it continues to be an important cause of maternal and fetal mortality in developing countries. The various causes of Pregnancy AKI are discussed in the chapter on acute kidney injury in pregnancy. Exhaustive reviews, pioneering original articles and interesting case reports showcase the wide spectrum and challenging vistas of nephrology. The editors hope that this will encourage more original researchers in this field across the globe. Dr. Manisha Sahay Professor and Head, Dept. of Nephrology Osmania General Hospital / Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad Consultant Nephrologist, Aditya Hospital, Tilak Road, Abids Member of Young Nephrologists Committee - International Sociey of Nephrology Executive Committee Member - Indian Society of Nephrology (Central) Executive Committee Member - Southern Chapter of Indian Society of Nephrology Ameerpet, Hyderabad India
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