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D12<br />

Biomarkers 2: Applicati<strong>on</strong> in AKI<br />

Josée Bouchard MD<br />

8:15-9:45<br />

Wednesday, February 15<br />

Educati<strong>on</strong>al Objectives:<br />

1. Discuss the utility of using biomarkers for risk assessment and AKI diagnosis<br />

2. Describe recent relevant studies <strong>on</strong> the use of biomarkers for risk assessment and AKI diagnosis<br />

3. Discuss the factors affecting the performance of biomarkers for AKI diagnosis<br />

C<strong>on</strong>tent Descripti<strong>on</strong>:<br />

Over the recent year, there has been an increasing number of studies <strong>on</strong> the use of biomarkers for AKI diagnosis.<br />

In this presentati<strong>on</strong>, we will highlight the utility of using biomarkers for risk assessment and AKI diagnosis. We<br />

will also review the most recent relevant studies <strong>on</strong> biomarkers for AKI diagnosis, such as the <strong>on</strong>es <str<strong>on</strong>g>from</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

TRIBE-AKI c<strong>on</strong>sortium. More importantly, we will discuss the factors affecting the performance of these new<br />

biomarkers for AKI diagnosis, and briefly review some studies <strong>on</strong> the use of combined biomarkers for AKI diagnosis.<br />

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