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36 - Acute Kidney Injury and Emergent Dialysis

from Section 7 - Renal Emergencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2023

By
Adam L. Gottula  and
Feras H. Khan
Edited by
Kaushal Shah  and
Jarone Lee
Edited in association with
Clark G. Owyang  and
Benjamin Christian Renne
Kaushal Shah
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Jarone Lee
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Clark G. Owyang
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Benjamin Christian Renne
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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Summary

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as a fall in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) leading to the accumulation of nitrogenous wastes. Two major causes, prerenal azotemia and acute tubular necrosis (ATN), account for nearly 75% of AKI.

Keywords

acute kidney injuryrenal failurekidney failureglomerular filtration rateazotemiadialysis
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Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care , pp. 365 - 376
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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