Furosemide stress test and interstitial fibrosis in kidney biopsies in chronic kidney disease

Furosemide stress test and interstitial fibrosis in kidney biopsies in chronic kidney disease

Abstract Background Interstitial fibrosis (IF) on kidney biopsy is one of the most potent risk factors for kidney disease progression. The furosemide stress test (FST) is a validated tool that predicts the severity of acute kidney injury (especially at 2 h) in critically ill patients. Since furosemi...

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Main Authors: Jesús Rivero, Francisco Rodríguez, Virgilia Soto, Etienne Macedo, Lakhmir S. Chawla, Ravindra L. Mehta, Sucheta Vaingankar, Pranav S. Garimella, Carlos Garza, Magdalena Madero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Interstitial fibrosis
Uresis
Kidney biopsy
Furosemide stress test
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01721-z

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