2020
Nomenclature for kidney function and disease: report of a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus Conference
Levey AS, Eckardt KU, Dorman NM, Christiansen SL, Hoorn EJ, Ingelfinger JR, Inker LA, Levin A, Mehrotra R, Palevsky PM, Perazella MA, Tong A, Allison SJ, Bockenhauer D, Briggs JP, Bromberg JS, Davenport A, Feldman HI, Fouque D, Gansevoort RT, Gill JS, Greene EL, Hemmelgarn BR, Kretzler M, Lambie M, Lane PH, Laycock J, Leventhal SE, Mittelman M, Morrissey P, Ostermann M, Rees L, Ronco P, Schaefer F, St Clair Russell J, Vinck C, Walsh SB, Weiner DE, Cheung M, Jadoul M, Winkelmayer WC. Nomenclature for kidney function and disease: report of a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus Conference. Kidney International 2020, 97: 1117-1129. PMID: 32409237, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAlbuminuriaGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidneyRenal Insufficiency, ChronicConceptsAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateKidney diseaseKidney functionKDIGO definitionConsensus conferenceSeverity of CKDEnd-stage kidney diseaseAcute kidney diseaseAbsence of symptomsGlobal Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus ConferenceKDIGO guidelinesKidney injuryKidney failureKidney measuresFiltration rateWorldwide burdenGlobal outcomeKidney structureDiseaseHealth communitySeverityFollowing recommendationsMore effective communication
2018
Blue-green discoloration of urine and false nephrotic range proteinuria at dipstick urinalysis
Poloni J, de Moraes Sassi M, de Oliveira T, Rotta L, Perazella M. Blue-green discoloration of urine and false nephrotic range proteinuria at dipstick urinalysis. Clinica Chimica Acta 2018, 482: 74-77. PMID: 29608875, DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2018.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-power fieldCells/high power fieldLeukocytes/high-power fieldBlue-green discolorationUrine samplesRenal tubular epithelial cellsNephrotic range proteinuriaUrinary tract infectionYear old womanUrine protein concentrationTubular epithelial cellsAlbumin 3Range proteinuriaTract infectionsCellular castsDipstick urinalysisEmergency departmentUrine sedimentBilirubin 2Epithelial cellsPower fieldUrinalysisMethylthioninium chloride
2015
The Urine Sediment as a Biomarker of Kidney Disease
Perazella MA. The Urine Sediment as a Biomarker of Kidney Disease. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2015, 66: 748-755. PMID: 25943719, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.02.342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine sediment examinationKidney diseaseSediment examinationKidney conditionsUrine sedimentNovel urine biomarkersNew candidate biomarkersCentralized laboratory testingKidney injuryUrine biomarkersNew diagnostic technologiesUrinary biomarkersClinical practiceCandidate biomarkersTime-honored testsMaintenance of competencyDiagnostic panelDiagnostic testsDiseaseBiomarkersCliniciansUseful batteryExaminationDiagnostic informationDiagnostic technologies