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MeSH Heading: Acute Kidney Injury
Tree Number(s): C12.050.351.968.419.780.050; C12.200.777.419.780.050; C12.950.419.780.050
Unique ID: D058186
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058186
Annotation: traumatic kidney injury: index KIDNEY/ inj
Scope Note: Abrupt reduction in kidney function. Acute kidney injury encompasses the entire spectrum of the syndrome including acute kidney failure; ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULAR NECROSIS; and other less severe conditions.
Entry Term(s): Acute Kidney Failure; Acute Kidney Insufficiency; Acute Renal Failure; Acute Renal Injury; Acute Renal Insufficiency; Kidney Failure, Acute; Kidney Insufficiency, Acute; Renal Failure, Acute; Renal Insufficiency, Acute
NLM Classification #: WJ 342
Public MeSH Note: 2011; for KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE see KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE 1967-2010; for RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, ACUTE see RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, ACUTE 1993-2010
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0012015
Terms: Kidney Failure, Acute Preferred Term
Term UI T023050
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1967); Acute Kidney Failure
Term UI T630553
Date02/15/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Acute Renal Failure
Term UI T630554
Date02/15/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Renal Failure, Acute
Term UI T023051
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Concept UI: M0480709
Scope Note: Conditions in which the function of KIDNEYS deteriorates suddenly in a matter of days or even hours. It is characterized by the sudden drop in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE.
Terms: Renal Insufficiency, Acute Preferred Term
Term UI T023053
Date01/09/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Acute Kidney Insufficiency
Term UI T630552
Date02/15/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Acute Renal Insufficiency
Term UI T630551
Date02/15/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Kidney Insufficiency, Acute
Term UI T023052
Date01/09/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993)

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