Nephrology

Question 1

Definition of AKI: creatinine (x2), urine output

Answer 1

• Creatinine: up 26 in 48 hours
• Creatinine x1.5 in 7 days
• Urine output <0.5ml/kg/hour for more than 6 hours

Question 2

Stage 1 AKI

Answer 2

• Creatinine up 26
• Creatinine up 1.5-2x basleine
• U/O <0.5ml/kg/hr for >6 hrs

Question 3

Stage 2 AKI

Answer 3

• Creatiine 2-3x baseline
• U/O 0.5ml/kg/hr >12 hrs

Question 4

Stage 3 AKI

Answer 4

• Creatinine >3x baseline
• Creatinine up to >354 with acute rise
• U/O <0.3ml/kg/hr for 24 hours, anuria 12 hours