Acute Kidney Injury

1. third phase of AKI during which urine output markedly increases and puts the patient at risk for dehydration and low electrolytes
4. stands for comprehensive metabolic panel used to show us BUN creatinine, glucose, and electrolytes
7. a lab commonly performed to determine if strep is the cause of nephritis
8. sodium polystyrene sulfonate is a medication used to lower levels of this electrolyte which elevates with AKI
12. and example of postrenal kidney injury
14. type of AKI resulting from direct damage to the kidney or its structures
16. this lab along with BUN are used to assess for kidney function
17. second phase of AKI, when urine production decreases

1. an example of a prerenal kidney injury
2. type of AKI which occurs before injury to the kidney
3. excess of this electrolyte, common in AKI, can cause arrhythmias
5. an example of an intrarenal kidney injury
6. final phase of AKI when patient can finally resume gradual activity and heads towards recovery
9. type of AKI which occurs due to obstructions that occur after the kidneys, ie: BPH
10. elevations in this lab, show loss of kidney function, d/t the body's inability to eliminate this by-product of protein metabolism
11. earliest phase of AKI, when insult occurs
13. type of imaging known as a KUB, used to determine where obstruction is occurring
15. symptom of AKI involving fluid being retained in the body