Citation

Twombley K, Baum M, Gattineni J. Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 2011; 23(2): 208-214.

Affiliation

aDepartment of Pediatrics, USA bDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/MOP.0b013e328343cd16

PMID

21293274

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Ingestions and iatrogenic administration of drugs are all too common causes of acute kidney injury. This review will discuss these preventable causes of acute kidney injury. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent studies have examined the pathophysiology of acute kidney injury by several commonly used drugs. These studies have shown that drugs and toxins can cause acute kidney injury by altering renal hemodynamics, direct tubular injury or causing renal tubular obstruction. SUMMARY: Knowledge of the drugs that cause acute kidney injury and how this injury is manifested can lead to improved diagnosis and treatment with the ultimate goal of prevention.

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