Toxic, or damaging, to the kidney.
No, but it is nephrotoxic, toxic to your kidneys.
Damage to the kidneys is assessed through a combination of physical examination, blood tests, urine tests, and imaging procedures. Diagnosis of nephrotoxic injury as the underlying cause results from a thorough investigation of.
Serum creatinine
Treatment of nephrotoxic injury takes place in the hospital and focuses on removing the toxin from the patient's system, while maintaining kidney function. Removal methods are targeted to specific toxins and may include.
The outcome of nephrotoxic injury is determined by the cause and severity of the damage. In cases where damage has not progressed beyond acute renal failure, kidney function can be fully restored once the toxin is removed from.
to remove nephrotoxic drugs or poisons from the blood in emergency situations
vancomycin before its was 'reformulated' due to its nephrotoxic side effect
Symptoms of nephrotoxic injury are wide ranging and, in some cases, depend upon the type of toxin involved. In general, symptoms are similar to those of renal failure and include excess urea in the blood (azotemia), anemia.
Several different substances can be toxic to the kidneys. These include: antibiotics, primarily aminoglycosides, sulphonamides, amphotericin B, polymyxin, neomycin, bacitracin, rifampin, trimethoprim, cephaloridine, methicillin.
The medical term for a condition that is destructive to kidney tissue is nephrotoxicity. This can be caused by certain medications, chemicals, or toxins that harm the kidneys and impair their function. Prompt identification and treatment are important to prevent further damage to the kidneys.
absolutely never. it is highly nephrotoxic in dogs and even at low doses will cause gastric ulcers.
S. griseus produces antibiotic, streptomycin, and it is useful against gram negative bacteria. Streptomycin and its relatives are considered reserve antibiotics for resistant bacterial strands because they can be neurotoxic and nephrotoxic.