[Renal insufficiency caused by medicines, diagnostic processes, toxins]

Abstract

The significance of acute renal insufficiency has grown in the past decade. The increase in the prevalence and mortality of the disease has played a role in this tendency. When judging the significance of acute renal insufficiency, one cannot ignore the fact that the rate of acute renal insufficiency emerging due to medical interventions is rising. The wide-spread diagnostic processes, the interventions and the medicines also promote the emergence of acute renal insufficiency. As for prevention, it is a key task to recognize the high-risk population, assess the renal function and utilize the nephroprotective facilities.