Summary
Differentials
Common
- Glomerulonefritis
- Nefropatía diabética
- Vasculitis sistémica
- Aumento de la creatinina relacionada con los fármacos
- Daño renal agudo inducido por contraste
- Shock
- Hipovolemia
- Hipertensión
- Insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva
- Preeclampsia
- Nefritis intersticial aguda
- Necrosis tubular aguda
- Cirugía cardíaca
- Nefrectomía
- Rechazo de trasplante renal
- Variación biológica en la creatinina sérica
Uncommon
- Trombosis venosa renal
- Radioterapia
- Nefrotoxinas endógenas (mioglobina, ácido úrico, calcifilaxis)
- Estenosis de la arteria renal
- Infarto renal traumático
- Síndrome de embolia múltiple por colesterol
- Uropatía obstructiva
- Suplemento de creatina
- Enfermedad renal hereditaria
- Variaciones metodológicas en la medición de la creatinina
- Sustancias que interfieren con el ensayo
Contributors
Authors
Michiko Shimada, MD, PhD, FASN

Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, and Nephrology
Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
Hirosaki
Japan
Disclosures
MS declares that she has no competing interests.
Bhagwan Dass, MD, FACP, FASN

Professor of Medicine
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
Disclosures
BD declares that he has no competing interests.
A. Ahsan Ejaz, MD, FASN

Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
University of Maryland
VA Maryland Healthcare
Baltimore
MD
Disclosures
AAE declares that he has no competing interests .
Acknowledgements
Dr Michiko Shimada, Dr Bhagwan Dass, and Dr A. Ahsan Ejaz would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Puneet Sood, a previous contributor to this topic.
Disclosures
PS declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Janson Leung, MD
Consultant Nephrologist
Royal Derby Hospital
Derby
UK
Disclosures
JL has been reimbursed by Abbott for attending several conferences. JL has also received a fee from Shire for attending an advisory board meeting.
Zvi Talor, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
Disclosures
ZT declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewer acknowledgements
BMJ Best Practice topics are updated on a rolling basis in line with developments in evidence and guidance. The peer reviewers listed here have reviewed the content at least once during the history of the topic.
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Peer reviewer affiliations and disclosures pertain to the time of the review.
References
Key articles
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Acute Kidney Injury Work Group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for acute kidney injury. Kidney inter Suppl. 2012 March;2(1):1-138.Full text
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes. KDIGO 2012 clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease. Jan 2013 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: renal failure. 2020 [internet publication].Full text
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