Acute kidney injury

Definition and staging

Approach to AKI

Diagnostic tools

Causes and differential diagnosis

Acute kidney injury (AKI) results in the abrupt loss of kidney function, leading to the retention of waste products (urea, creatinine, other uremic toxin), electrolyte disturbances, and volume status changes

Broad spectrum of diseases and a variety of underlying pathologies

Differentiation of the causes and elimination of the reversible factors are always required !!