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 technologiesDrug-Induced Glomerular Disease: Direct Cellular Injury
Markowitz GS, Bomback AS, Perazella MA. Drug-Induced Glomerular Disease: Direct Cellular Injury. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 10: 1291-1299. PMID: 25862776, PMCID: PMC4491280, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.00860115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular diseaseCell injuryGlomerular lesionsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsAcute interstitial nephritisDrug-induced etiologyPotential of medicationsRenal function recoveryAcute tubular necrosisEndothelial cell injuryMesangial cell injuryEpithelial cell injuryAnti-inflammatory drugsDirect cellular injuryRapid discontinuationKidney injuryTubular necrosisAntiplatelet agentsInterstitial nephritisTubulointerstitial compartmentFunction recoveryIatrogenic formCellular injuryAntiangiogenesis drugsInjury