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Assessment of Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Function After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With and Without COVID-19
Nugent J, Aklilu A, Yamamoto Y, Simonov M, Li F, Biswas A, Ghazi L, Greenberg J, Mansour S, Moledina D, Wilson FP. Assessment of Acute Kidney Injury and Longitudinal Kidney Function After Hospital Discharge Among Patients With and Without COVID-19. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e211095. PMID: 33688965, PMCID: PMC7948062, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesComorbidityCOVID-19CreatinineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHispanic or LatinoHumansHypertensionKidney Function TestsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargeProportional Hazards ModelsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2United StatesConceptsCOVID-19-associated acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryHospital acute kidney injurySubgroup of patientsKidney functionKidney injuryCohort studyHospital dischargeAKI recoveryKidney diseaseCOVID-19Peak creatinine levelsRetrospective cohort studyChronic kidney diseaseDays of dischargeHalf of patientsGlomerular filtration rateCoronavirus disease 2019AKI severityBaseline comorbiditiesEGFR decreaseDialysis requirementEGFR slopeKidney recoveryCreatinine levels
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Eosinophilia and Skin Rash in a Patient with Uncontrolled Hypertension and AKI
Aklilu A. Eosinophilia and Skin Rash in a Patient with Uncontrolled Hypertension and AKI. Kidney360 2021, 2: 2038-2039. PMID: 35419544, PMCID: PMC8986042, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0004422021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA unique case of purple urine: A case report and literature review.
Aklilu AM, Avigan ZM, Brewster UC. A unique case of purple urine: A case report and literature review. Clinical Nephrology 2021, 95: 273-277. PMID: 33605870, DOI: 10.5414/cn110272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPurple urineUrinary tract infectionBroad differential diagnosisUrine discolorationVasodilatory shockTract infectionsCardiopulmonary bypassBenign causesCase reportDifferential diagnosisUnique caseBacterial colonizationUrinePatientsDrugsHydroxocobalaminLiterature reviewVasoplegiaRhabdomyolysisBypassInfectionCliniciansDiagnosis