Acute renal failure is caused by damage to the kidneys, which can occur as a result of blood loss, toxins, or physical damage to the kidneys. Acute renal failure occurs rapidly, causing generalized ...

He reported no cardiac symptoms but had a medical history of hypertension and had experienced an anteroseptal myocardial infarction 2 years earlier. In addition, he had suffered a transient ...

The ability to resume driving after a STEMI is important for many patients, for a variety of personal and economic reasons, but the advice they get from their physicians may be outdated, a new study ...

Acute and chronic conditions typically differ in how they develop and how long they last. Broadly speaking, acute conditions occur suddenly, have immediate or rapidly developing symptoms, and are ...

CKD staging: GFR categories. Kidney damage for ≥3 months. ACR categories. ACR=albumin-to-creatinine ratio. AKD=acute kidney disease. AKI=acute kidney injury. CKD=chronic kidney disease. eGFR=estimated ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, heterogeneous, multifactorial condition, which is part of the overarching syndrome of acute kidney diseases and disorders. This condition’s incidence highest in ...

Information on treatment success rates for AML in adults can be found in Treatment Response Rates for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Our team is made up of doctors and oncology certified nurses with deep ...

According to HRH, the new STEMI (ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) procedure allows physicians to treat heart attack patients as soon as they arrive at the facility and avoids having to ...

Given changes in patient characteristics and treatments over time, a contemporary risk model for patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) is needed. Data from 313 825 acute MI hospitalizations ...

The woman, aged in her 50s, was left with life-changing injuries in the attack at Royal Oldham Hospital's acute medical unit (AMU) at about 23:30 GMT on Saturday. Greater Manchester Police said ...