Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, discusses the use of urinary biomarkers such as KIM-1and NGAL, to diagnose acute kidney injury at its earliest stage.

References and Resources
Vaidya VS, Waikar SS, Ferguson MA, Collings FB, Sunderland K, Gioules C, Bradwin G, Matsouaka R, Betensky RA, Curhan GC, Bonventre JV. Urinary Biomarkers for Sensitive and Specific Detection of Acute Kidney Injury in Humans. Clin Transl Sci. 2008 Dec;1(3):200-208.