Related Experiment Video
Updated: Nov 11, 2025

Author Spotlight: Developing a Bedside Protocol for Kidney and Genitourinary Ultrasonography
Published on: June 21, 2024
Onconephrology
1Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 5.134, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Abstract:
Current advances in cancer chemotherapeutics have remarkably helped in rapid and definitive treatment options. However, these potent chemotherapeutics have been associated with severe renal toxicities that later impact treatment options. Acute kidney injury is common in patients with cancer. In hospitalized patients with cancer, acute kidney injury is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, length of stay, and costs. This article provides an overview of acute kidney injury caused by cancer or its treatment, including prerenal, tubular, glomerular diseases, infiltrative disease, tumor lysis syndrome, anticancer drug nephrotoxicity, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-related acute kidney injury, and cancer-associated thrombotic microangiopathy.
Related Concept Videos
Renal Corpuscle
Glomerulus: Structure and Function
The glomerulus is a tiny, intricate network of capillaries located at the beginning of the nephron. It's enveloped by the Bowman's capsule and receives its blood supply from an afferent arteriole, which divides into numerous...
Chronic Kidney Disease II: Clinical Manifestations
Nephrotic Syndrome I : Introduction
Chronic Kidney Disease I: Introduction
Nephrotic Syndrome II : Assessment and Medical Management
Chronic Kidney Disease III: Interprofessional Care

