The Japanese Clinical Practice Guideline for acute kidney injury 2016

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a syndrome which has a broad range of etiologic factors depending on different clinical settings. Because AKI has significant impacts on prognosis in any clinical settings, early detection and intervention are necessary to improve the outcomes of AKI patients. This clinical guideline for AKI was developed by a multidisciplinary approach with nephrology, intensive care medicine, blood purification, and pediatrics. Of note, clinical practice for AKI management which was widely performed in Japan was also evaluated with comprehensive literature search

An Improved Apparatus for Measuring Low Film Pressures

An improved apparatus for measuring low film pressures was constructed with the Wilhelmy dipping slide method. The principal device involves the use of two horizontal torsion wires, which serve the mechanical amplification of the displacement of the dipping slide caused by the change of film pressures. Such device enables the accurate measurement of film pressures down to millidynes per cm. to be easily accessible with ordinary slide, whereas extremely thin and wide slide should have been used in order to raise the sensitivity of the apparatus