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What is the major characteristic of prerenal acute kidney injury?
What is the major characteristic of prerenal acute kidney injury?
- Obstruction to urine flow
- Impaired blood flow leading to hypoperfusion (correct)
- Actual parenchymal damage to the glomeruli
- Intrinsic kidney tissue damage
Which type of acute kidney injury is characterized by actual parenchymal damage to the glomeruli or kidney tubules?
Which type of acute kidney injury is characterized by actual parenchymal damage to the glomeruli or kidney tubules?
- Prerenal AKI
- Intrarenal AKI (correct)
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Postrenal AKI
What is the most common type of intrinsic AKI?
What is the most common type of intrinsic AKI?
- Postrenal AKI
- Prerenal AKI
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) (correct)
What can contribute to acute tubular necrosis (ATN) according to the text?
What can contribute to acute tubular necrosis (ATN) according to the text?
Which condition can contribute to prerenal acute kidney injury?
Which condition can contribute to prerenal acute kidney injury?
What is the main goal of treating acute kidney injury (AKI)?
What is the main goal of treating acute kidney injury (AKI)?
Which of the following is NOT a condition that can reduce blood flow to the kidney and impair kidney function?
Which of the following is NOT a condition that can reduce blood flow to the kidney and impair kidney function?
What are some potential metabolic complications that can occur due to acute kidney injury (AKI)?
What are some potential metabolic complications that can occur due to acute kidney injury (AKI)?
During what phase of acute kidney injury (AKI) can potentially lifethreatening metabolic complications occur?
During what phase of acute kidney injury (AKI) can potentially lifethreatening metabolic complications occur?
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI)?
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI)?
What is one of the specific underlying causes that can impair kidney function in cases of acute kidney injury (AKI)?
What is one of the specific underlying causes that can impair kidney function in cases of acute kidney injury (AKI)?
What marks the diuresis period in Acute Kidney Injury?
What marks the diuresis period in Acute Kidney Injury?
Which phase of Acute Kidney Injury is characterized by an increase in the serum concentration of substances usually excreted by the kidneys?
Which phase of Acute Kidney Injury is characterized by an increase in the serum concentration of substances usually excreted by the kidneys?
What is the minimum amount of urine needed to rid the body of normal metabolic waste products during the oliguria phase?
What is the minimum amount of urine needed to rid the body of normal metabolic waste products during the oliguria phase?
Which condition may develop during the oliguria phase of Acute Kidney Injury?
Which condition may develop during the oliguria phase of Acute Kidney Injury?
What is a common cause of postrenal Acute Kidney Injury?
What is a common cause of postrenal Acute Kidney Injury?
Which condition can obstruct the kidney leading to postrenal Acute Kidney Injury?
Which condition can obstruct the kidney leading to postrenal Acute Kidney Injury?
