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Nephrology and Urology
Diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI)
OVERVIEW — Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a term covering a spectrum of injury to the kidneys which can result from a number of causes. It is a clinical syndrome rather than a biochemical diagnosis. The term "acute kidney injury" has replaced the concept of acute renal failure as it more accurately describes that injury to the kidney can occur before functio…
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Endocrine Diseases
Addison’s disease and adrenal insufficiency
INTRODUCTION ã…¡ Hypofunction of adrenal gland caused by primary (Addison’s disease) or secondary adrenal insufficiency. Causes of adrenal insufficiency include: autoimmune dysfunction (Graves’ disease) or autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome, tuberculosis, bilateral adrenalectomy and medications (ketoconazole, phenytoin, rifampin, phenobarbital). …
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