TY - JOUR
AU1 - Sasai, Fumihiko
AU2 - Roncal-Jimenez, Carlos
AU3 - Rogers, Keegan
AU4 - Sato, Yuka
AU5 - Brown, Jared M
AU6 - Glaser, Jason
AU7 - Garcia, Gabriela
AU8 - Sanchez-Lozada, Laura Gabriela
AU9 - Rodriguez-Iturbe, Bernardo
AU1 - Dawson, Jaime Butler
AU1 - Sorensen, Cecilia
AU1 - Hernando, Ana Andres
AU1 - Gonzalez-Quiroz, Marvin
AU1 - Lanaspa, Miguel
AU1 - Newman, Lee S
AU1 - Johnson, Richard J
AB - Climate change should be of special concern for the nephrologist, as the kidney has a critical role in protecting the host from dehydration, but it is also a favorite target of heat stress and dehydration. Here we discuss how rising temperatures and extreme heat events may affect the kidney. The most severe presentation of heat stress is heat stroke, which can result in severe electrolyte disturbance and both acute and chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, lesser levels of heat stress also have multiple effects, including exacerbating kidney disease and precipitating cardiovascular events in subjects with established kidney disease. Heat stress can also increase the risk for kidney stones, cause multiple electrolyte abnormalities and induce both acute and chronic kidney disease. Recently there have been multiple epidemics of CKD of uncertain etiology in various regions of the world, including Mesoamerica, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. There is increasing evidence that climate change and heat stress may play a contributory role in these conditions, although other causes, including toxins, could also be involved. As climate change worsens, the nephrologist should prepare for an increase in diseases associated with heat stress and dehydration.
TI - Climate change and nephrology
JF - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
DO - 10.1093/ndt/gfab258
DA - 2021-09-02
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/climate-change-and-nephrology-Gi2dtKmqop
SP - 41
EP - 48
VL - 38
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -