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Fig. 1 | Critical Care

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From: Acute kidney injury: from clinical to molecular diagnosis

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Evolution of AKI diagnostic syntax. The discovery and validation of cell cycle arrest biomarkers, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, and other markers have permitted introduction of the concepts of AKI risk, kidney stress, and subclinical AKI. Quantitative evaluation of these markers has moved the diagnosis of AKI from the clinical/biochemical level to the cellular/molecular level. AKI acute kidney injury, AKIN Acute Kidney Injury Network, KDIGO Kidney Disease Global Outcome Initiative, RIFLE Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss and End Stage Kidney Disease, ATN Acute Tubular Necrosis, ARF Acute Renal Failure

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