Symptoms and Signs of Nephrotoxicity

What are the Symptoms and Signs of Nephrotoxicity?

The Symptoms & signs of damage done to the kidney due to the drugs include:

Shortness of breath
Excessive fatigue
Nausea

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Pain or pressure in chest
Retention of fluid, causing swelling in legs, ankles and feet
Decreased urine output
Irregular heartbeat

References:

Drug-Induced Nephrotoxicity - (https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0915/p743.html)
Drug-induced Kidney Diseases - (http://www.japi.org/october2003/R-970.pdf)
Drug-Induced Nephrotoxicity and Its Biomarkers - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3794522/)
Drug-induced renal disorders - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594214/)
Pharmacology behind Common Drug Nephrotoxicities - (https://cjasn.asnjournals.org/content/early/2018/04/04/CJN.00150118)
Nephrotoxicity and Renal Pathophysiology: A Contemporary Perspective - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29939355)
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Nephrotoxicity of Cancer Therapeutic Agents - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK12686/)

Published on Jan 03, 2019
Last Updated on Jan 12, 2019

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