AKI

Question 1

Give an example of pre renal

Answer 1

Hypovolemia, hypotension

Question 2

What is aki?

Answer 2

Deterioration in renal function over hours, days, weeks resulting in raised plasma urea and creatinine and oliguria

Question 3

Bloods include what?

Answer 3

FBC, U+E, LFT, CRP, Ca, clotting screen, ABG, auto-antibodies

Question 4

What imaging would you do?

Answer 4

Renal ultrasound (to reveal any obstruction or hydronephrosis), CXR

Question 5

Would you do urine tests?

Answer 5

Yes give urine dip/CSU, urine biochemistry, do before antibiotics otherwise it’ll alter results

Question 6

What is the first management step?

Answer 6

ABCDE!!!

Question 7

After the patient is stable what do you do?

Answer 7

Treat the cause and assess fluid balance and give fluids necessary

Question 8

What is it essential to do when treating to monitor them?

Answer 8

Insert a catheter to assess urine output

Question 9

What is normal potassium

Answer 9

3.5 to 5.2 mmol/L

Question 10

How are the causes categorised?

Answer 10

Pre-renal, intrinsic, post-renal