Pro. Wang Yongjun’s Clinical Experience in Diagnosing and Treating Drug-induced Renal Injury / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

[Objective] This article is to further sort and excavate the clinical experience of Professor Wang Yongjun on drug-induced renal injury. [Methods] Professor Wang’s experience of prevention and control, and the principle of medication for drug-induced renal injury were summarized, in the light of examples of diagnosis and treatment of gentamicin nephropathy and aristolochic acid nephropathy(AAN).[Results] Drug-induced renal injury has certain clinical characteristics. In addition to the timely drug withdrawal, Professor Wang mainly uses Astragalus membranaceus ligustrazine for gentamicin nephropathy, and treats the AAN with traditional Chinese medicine of tonifying qi, yin and kidney, invigorating the blood, obtaining effectiveness. [Conclusions]Prevention is vital in drug-induced renal injury, and fol owing the safe, effective and control able principles of medication is the primary method to prevent drug-induced renal injury.