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Analgesic nephropathy interventions

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shakiba Hassanzadeh, MD[2]

Overview

Patients with analgesic nephropathy that present with acute renal failure or progression to end stage renal disease (ESRD) may require renal replacement therapy with dialysis.

Interventions

Renal Replacement Therapy with Dialysis

Patients with analgesic nephropathy that present with acute renal failure or progression to end stage renal disease (ESRD) may require renal replacement therapy with dialysis.[1][2]

Other

Due to risk of infection, urinary catheterization is usually avoided in patients with analgesic nephropathy.[3]

References

  1. Linton AL (1972). “Renal disease due to analgesics. I. Recognition of the problem of analgesic nephropathy”. Can Med Assoc J. 107 (8): 749–51. PMC 1941002. PMID 4638849. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Nanra RS (1980). “Clinical and pathological aspects of analgesic nephropathy”. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 10 Suppl 2: 359S–368S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2125.1980.tb01824.x. PMC 1430193. PMID 7002190.
  3. “StatPearls”. 2020. PMID 31082145.

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