It is a poisonous effect of some substances, both toxic chemicals and medications, on kidney function.
Main article : Acute interstitial nephritis Drug-induced glomerular disease is not common but there are a few drugs that have been implicated.
Glomerular lesions occur primarily through immune-mediated pathways rather than through direct drug toxicity.
In interventional radiology, a patient's creatinine clearance levels are all checked prior to a procedure.
[citation needed] The word nephrotoxicity (/ˌnɛfroʊtɒkˈsɪsɪti/) uses combining forms of nephro- + tox- + -icity, yielding "kidney poisoning".