Acute Renal Failure: Clinical and Experimental

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Pathogenesis of Acute Renal Failure....Pages 3-13
Structural-Functional Correlates in Acute Renal Failure....Pages 15-25
Long Term Clinical and Morphological Evaluation of Acute Renal Failure....Pages 27-33
The Role of Renal Biopsy in Acute Renal Failure....Pages 35-39
Catabolism in Acute Renal Failure: Importance of Glucocorticoids and Lysosomal Enzymes....Pages 41-55
Water, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disturbances in Acute Renal Failure....Pages 57-61
Filtration Pressure and Glomerular Permeability in HgCl 2 -Acute Renal Failure in the Dog....Pages 63-68
Superoxide Radicals (SR) in the Pathophysiology of Ischemic Acute Renal Failure (ARF)....Pages 69-74
Serine and Metallo Proteinases in Acute Renal Failure....Pages 75-80
Effects of Endotoxin on Hemodynamics of Isolated Dog Kidney....Pages 81-85
Intracellular Acid-Base and Energy Metabolism in Oliguric Acute Renal Failure (OARF)....Pages 87-92
Plasma and Skeletal Muscle Free Aminoacids in Acute Renal Failure....Pages 93-98
Influence of Some Uremic Toxins on Oxygen Consumption of Rats in Vivo and in Vitro....Pages 99-104
Glucose Metabolism in Acute Renal Failure....Pages 105-113
A Clinical Insight into the Pathophysiology of Drug-Induced Acute Renal Failure....Pages 115-123
Drug-Associated Acute Renal Failure. A Prospective Collaborative Study of 81 Biopsied Patients....Pages 125-128
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus and Distal Tubular Acidosis in Methicillin-Induced Interstitial Nephritis....Pages 129-134
Contrast-Induced Acute Renal Failure....Pages 135-144
Effects of Intravenous Infusion of Urographic Contrast Agents on Glomerular Filtration Rate, Serum Concentration and Urinary Excretion of Uric Acid in Subjects with Normal Renal Function....Pages 145-150
Tubular Lesions Secondary to Conventional Urography: A Study on Renal Biopsies by Light Microscopy....Pages 151-155
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)....Pages 157-165
Role of Endotoxin in Hepatorenal Syndrome....Pages 167-177
Acute Renal Failure due to Obstructive Uropathy....Pages 179-183
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome....Pages 185-198
Long-Term Prognosis of Haemolytic-Uraemic Syndrome in Children....Pages 199-204
Post-Transplant Acute Renal Failure....Pages 205-210
Post Traumatic Acute Renal Failure....Pages 211-218
Myeloma and Acute Renal Failure....Pages 219-223
Acute Impairment of Renal Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus....Pages 225-231
Acute Renal Failure after Septic Shock....Pages 233-243
Acute Renal Failure in Pregnancy....Pages 245-250
Acute Hantavirus Nephropathy in Belgium : Preliminary Results of a Sero-Epidemiological Study....Pages 251-263
Acute Renal Failure in Leptospirosis-A 12-Year Survey....Pages 265-273
Protection from Acute Renal Failure....Pages 275-283
Atrial Natriuretic Factor Increases Glomerular Filtration Rate in the Experimental Acute Renal Failure Induced by Cisplatin....Pages 285-290
Amelioration of the Ischemic Damage of the Dog Kidney Subjected to 90 Minutes of Warm Ischemia by Lidocaine Pretreatment and Low-Dose Dopamine Infusion on Revascularization....Pages 291-296
Nutrition in Acute Renal Failure....Pages 297-301
Bag-Filter Hemodiafiltration (BF-HDF): Simple and Effective Treatment of Acute Renal Failure....Pages 303-308
Dialytic Therapy of Acute Renal Failure....Pages 309-317
Back Matter....Pages 319-324