AKI -Acute kidney injury John A. and 2016 AKI

Question 1

Def
AKI
AKD
CKD
NKD

Answer 1

Question 2

Causes of AKI
Pre renal
Renal
Post renal

Community vs Hospital acquired ?

Different causes for low vs high income ?

Answer 2

Question 3

Pathophysiology ?
What is effects on ?
Fluid homeostasis :
K ?
Na ?
Phosphate ?
Acid base ?
Fixed acids ?
Aninon gap ?

Importantly, kidney failure affects most organ systems
of the body?:
GIT
Lungs
Cardiac
CNS

Answer 3

Question 4

Def AKI ?

Answer 4

The term AKI, as defined, ascribes a decline in kidney
excretory function and frequently (but not always)
also tissue injury.

Question 5

Management

Volume status ?
Haemodynamic ?
Nephrotoxic drugs ?

Answer 5

Question 6

Diagnosis of AKI

Answer 6

Accordingly, AKI is
diagnosed if serum creatinine increases by 0.3 mg/dl
(26.5 μmol/l) or more in 48 h or rises to at least 1.5-fold
from baseline within 7 days (Table 1

Question 7

Diagnosis of acute kidney disease ?

Most common causes of AKI in critically ill ?

Answer 7

As a syndrome, AKI can have multiple aetiologies. In
critically ill patients, the most common causes are sepsis,
heart failure, haemodynamic instability, hypovolaemia,
and exposure to nephrotoxic substances [

Question 8

Classify AKI causes
prev pre renal renal and post renal ?

Answer 8

Question 9

Workup algorithm ?

Answer 9