A
Acute Kidney Injury
Acute kidney injury is a sudden decrease in kidney function with or without kidney damage. Its most severe stage requires dialysis treatment.
Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and Acute Respiratory Distress syndrome (ARDS) describe syndromes of acute respiratory failure through a variety of etiologies.
B
Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction
Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction refers generally to the loss of structural integrity and normal function of the blood-brain barrier.
CERID studies new immunotherapies’ effects on the blood-brain barrier in order to better understand and prevent cases of neurotoxicity.
I
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term for two conditions (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) that are characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
V
Vascular Leak
Vascular leak syndrome (VLS) is a serious side effect of immunotherapy that can cause interstitial edema and organ failure.