TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 86. Renal Emergencies in Infants and Children A1 - Liu, Deborah R. A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Handel, Daniel A. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. PY - 2012 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e AB - Renal emergencies in children represent a large and varied group of disease processes. This chapter will focus on common renal emergencies, including acute renal failure (ARF) in children, acute glomerulonephritis, and nephrotic syndrome. For discussion of other renal emergencies, see the following topics and chapters: end-stage renal disease (Chapter 52 “Emergencies in Renal Failure and Dialysis Patients”), urolithiasis (Chapter 56 “Urologic Stone Disease”), hypertension (Chapter 26 “Hypertension”), Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (Chapter 74 “Pediatric Abdominal Emergencies”), hemolytic uremic syndrome (Chapter 133 “Evaluation of Anemia and the Bleeding Patient”), and hematuria (Chapter 53 “Urinary Tract Infections and Hematuria”). SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56274949 ER -