Prevention of nephrotoxicity is clearly preferable to treatment, especially given the long life expectancy of survivors of childhood malignancy. General measures to reduce renal damage often include ...

Vancomycin has been associated with nephrotoxicity since first becoming available for clinical use. Until recently, the risk for vancomycin-induced nephrotoxicity was presumed to be minimal -- modern ...

Deferasirox is an oral iron chelator with nephrotoxic potential that could result in decreased glomerular filtration requiring dialysis and in proximal tubular dysfunction In 2005, the oral iron ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Aminoglycoside antibiotics are clearly nephrotoxic in humans, but since they are also highly efficacious in the treatment of serious ...

SAN DIEGO, CA— Pranita Tamma, MD, MHS, from The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, reported that colistin use in children has been associated primarily with nephrotoxicity and to a ...

Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes-Palliative Care in Africa and Quality of Life, Symptoms, Patient Experience, and Caregiver Distress Among Patients With Cancer This phase II randomized ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The kidney is affected by many chemicals. Some of the chemicals may even contribute to end-stage renal disease and thus contribute ...

Nephrotoxicity means damage to kidney function, as a result of which kidney-specific function like excretion of waste does not happen. Nephro comes from Greek and means ‘kidney’. Approximately 20% of ...

Painkillers, specifically NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs), can cause varying degrees of kidney damage. As a matter of fact, research indicates that in intensive care units (ICUs), NSAID ...

Considering taking supplements to treat cyclosporine induced nephrotoxicity? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of cyclosporine induced nephrotoxicity.