RT Book, Section
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.
SR Print(0)
ID 56274949
T1 Chapter 86. Renal Emergencies in Infants and Children
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178184-8
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56274949
RD 2024/04/19
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”).