1 in 5 patients develops acute kidney injury (AKI) within the first year of starting cancer immunotherapy.
Researchers are investigating whether checkpoint inhibitors are causing acute interstitial nephritis.
Read more in the Q&A with @dmoledina.
medicine.yale.edu/internal-m…
I hope people will use the AIN calculator to differentiate AIN from ATN on AKI consults. Let us know if you have questions or additional suggestions. @dmoledina
ALT Visual abstract for "External Validation of an Electronic Health Record–Based Diagnostic Model for Histological Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis."
Happening now: NKF spring clinical meetings. Fundamentals and updates in critical care nephrology and acute kidney injury #NKFclinicals
First up: Dr Kathleen Liu talking about assessing kidney function and injury in the ICU @LiuKD