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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
- 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/)
