Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously referred to as acute renal failure (ARF), represents a
persistent problem in clinical medicine. Despite significant improvements in therapeutics, the …

… Early detection has also been examined in other acute care settings ( 18 , 26 , 39–41 ). In
one study of 121 hospitalized cirrhotic patients, uNGAL accurately discriminated patients who …

… SUMMARY: Acute kidney injury (AKI) has recently become the preferred term to describe …
This review will cover the need for early detection of AKI and the role of urinary and plasma …

… detection of Kim-1/KIM-1, thereby providing a rapid diagnostic assay for kidney damage
and facilitating the rapid and early detection of kidney injury in preclinical and clinical studies. …

… Background and objectives: Several novel urinary biomarkers have shown promise in the
early detection and diagnostic evaluation of acute kidney injury (AKI). Clinicians have limited …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients and is associated
with increased morbidity, mortality, and cost. Currently, AKI is diagnosed after symptoms …

… an early diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) using serum creatinine, which is the standard
metric tool for the detection of renal injury… have shown potential in the early detection of AKI, …

… Recent advances in the detection of acute kidney injury (AKI) afford the possibility of early
intervention. Proteomics and genomics have identified many markers of tubular cell injury, …

… and specificity to facilitate early detection of AKI. Although there … is not available in all cases,
early detection of AKI might be at … However, earlier detection might lead to new insights and …

… 54 Vaidya VS, Ramirez V, Ichimura T, Bobadilla NA, Bonventre JV: Urinary kidney injury
molecule-1: a sensitive quantitative biomarker for early detection of kidney tubular injury. Am J …