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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chandrakala Yannam, MD [2]

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There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of acute tubular necrosis, but acute tubular necrosis can be diagnosed based on serum creatinine and BUN levels, urinalysis, urine electrolytes (urine sodium, fractional excretion of sodium concentration), and ultrasonography with doppler imaging.

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References

  1. Esson ML, Schrier RW (November 2002). "Diagnosis and treatment of acute tubular necrosis". Ann. Intern. Med. 137 (9): 744–52. PMID 12416948.

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