PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rudnick, Michael R.
AU  - Kesselheim, Aaron
AU  - Goldfarb, Stanley
TI  - Contrast-induced nephropathy: How it develops, how to prevent it
DP  - 2006 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 75--87
VI  - 73
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/1/75.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/1/75.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2006 Jan 01; 73
AB  - No current treatment can reverse or ameliorate contrast-induced nephropathy once it occurs, but prophylaxis is possible. Many preventive measures have failed to show benefits in well-designed, prospective, randomized, double-blinded trials. This review will focus only on the prophylactic strategies that have possible or proven value.