acute kidney injury

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AKI is characterised by;
a sudden but sometimes reversible disruption to renal function.
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aki occurs in ... percentage of pre admissions.
13 - 19
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what is required to indicate good renal perfusion?
0.5 - 1 ml/kg/hr
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what is oliguria?
a low urine output
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can aki be a secondary condition caused by cardiac problems?
yes.
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in aki is renal output increased or decreased?
decreased.
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KDIGO criteria:
creates specific guidelines for highlighting specific timeframes.
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in a prerenal situation, the kidneys are able to conserve and concentrate urine, true or false?
true.
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there are three types of kidney failure, true or false?
true
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intrinsic kidney injuries are caused by:
poor perfusion, nephrotoxicity, and systemic disease.
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with intrinsic kidney injury, there is an inflammatory process that leads to acute tubular necrosis, true or false?
true.
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there are more indicators of intrinsic kidney injury than there are in prerenal kidney injuries. True or false?
true.
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postrenal impairment is:
anywhere in the renal tract.
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what is oliguria?

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