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GFR
1. Mian AN, Schwartz GJ. Measurement and Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Children. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2017 Nov;24(6):348-356. PMID: 29229165
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base
1. Feld LG, Neuspiel DR, Foster BA, Leu MG, Garber MD, Austin K, Basu RK, Conway EE, Fehr JJ, Hawkins C, Kaplan RL, Rowe EV, Waseem M, Moritz ML, SUBCOMMITTEE ON FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE THERAPY. Clinical Practice Guideline: Maintenance Intravenous Fluids in Children
Pediatrics Dec 2018, 142 (6) e20183083. PMID: 30478247
2. Foreman JW. Fanconi Syndrome. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2019 Feb;66(1):159-167. PMID: 30454741.
3. Hunter RW and Bailey MA. Hyperkalemia: pathophysiology, risk factors and consequences. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Volume 34, Issue Supplement_3, December 2019, Pages iii2–iii11. PMID: 31800080
4. Montford JR and Linas S. How Dangerous Is Hyperkalemia? JASN November 2017, 28 (11) 3155-3165. PMID: 28778861
5. Palmer BF. Regulation of Potassium Homeostasis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Jun 5;10(6):1050-60. PMID: 24721891
6. Sterns RH. Disorders of plasma sodium--causes, consequences, and correction. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan 1;372(1):55-65. PMID: 25551526
7. Sterns RH. Treatment of Severe Hyponatremia. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 Apr 6;13(4):641-649. PMID: 29295830
Hematuria and Glomerulonephritis
1. Bignall ONR, Dixon BP. Management of Hematuria in Children. Curr Treat Options Pediatr. 2018 Sep;4(3):333-349. PMID: 30128264
2. Brown DD, Reidy KJ. Approach to the Child with Hematuria. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2019 Feb;66(1):15-30. PMID: 30454740
3. AA, Parikh SV, and Nadasdy T. Epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and outcomes of infection-associated glomerulonephritis. 16, 32–50 (2020). PMID: 31399725.