Summary
Differentials
Common
- Glomerulonefrite
- Nefropatia diabética
- Vasculite sistêmica
- Aumento da creatinina relacionado a drogas
- Lesão renal aguda induzida por contraste
- Choque
- Depleção de volume
- Hipertensão
- Insuficiência cardíaca crônica
- Pré-eclâmpsia
- Nefrite intersticial aguda
- Necrose tubular aguda
- Cirurgia cardíaca
- Nefrectomia
- Rejeição do transplante renal
- Variação biológica da creatinina sérica
Uncommon
- Trombose da veia renal
- Radioterapia
- Nefrotoxinas endógenas (mioglobina, ácido úrico, calcifilaxia)
- Estenose da artéria renal
- Infarto renal traumático
- Síndrome por múltiplos êmbolos de colesterol
- Uropatia obstrutiva
- Suplementação de creatina
- Doença renal hereditária
- Variações metodológicas da medição da creatinina
- Substâncias que interferem no ensaio
Contributors
Authors
Michiko Shimada, MD, PhD, FASN

Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Hirosaki University
Hirosaki
Japan
Disclosures
MS declares that she has no competing interests.
A. Ahsan Ejaz, MD, FASN

Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
University of Maryland
VA Maryland Health Care System
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.
Disclosures
Peer reviewer affiliations and disclosures pertain to the time of the review.
References
Key articles
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: renal failure. 2020 [internet publication].Full text
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) CKD Work Group. KDIGO 2024 clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2024 Apr;105(4S):S117-314.Full text
Reference articles
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