Sandbox:Nasrin
Overview
Acute kidney injury (AKI) or acute renal failure (ARF), is characterized by a rapid reduction of the renal filtration function, which is identified by a rise in serum creatinine concentration.
Historical Perspective
Classification
- Acute kidney injury is classified into three main groups:
1. Prerenal
2. Renal
3. Postrenal
| Type | UOsm | UNa | FeNa | BUN/Cr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prerenal | >500 | <10 | <1% | >20 |
| Renal | <350 | >20 | >2% | <10-15 |
| Postrenal | <350 | >40 | >4% | >20 |
| Type | UOsm | UNa | FeNa | BUN/Cr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prerenal | >500 | <10 | <1% | >20 |
| Renal | <350 | >20 | >2% | <10-15 |
| Postrenal | <350 | >40 | >4% | >20 |
- Acute kidney injury is classified into three main groups:
- Prerenal
- Renal
- Postrenal
| AKI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerenal | Renal | Postrenal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Nephrotoxicity • contrast dyes • Rhabdomyolysis | • Ischemia • Hypoxia • Hypotension | • Inflammation • Sepsis • Infection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||