Am Fam Physician. 2012 Oct 1;86(7):631-639.

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  • Abstract
  • Definition
  • Etiology
  • Clinical Presentation
  • Diagnosis
  • Management
  • Prognosis
  • Prevention
  • References

Acute kidney injury is characterized by abrupt deterioration in kidney role, manifested by an increase in serum creatinine level with or without reduced urine output. The spectrum of injury ranges from mild to avant-garde, sometimes requiring renal replacement therapy. The diagnostic evaluation can be used to classify acute kidney injury as prerenal, intrinsic renal, or postrenal. The initial workup includes a patient history to identify the apply of nephrotoxic medications or systemic illnesses that might cause poor renal perfusion or directly impair renal function. Concrete examination should appraise intravascular volume status and place peel rashes indicative of systemic illness. The initial laboratory evaluation should include measurement of serum creatinine level, complete blood count, urinalysis, and fractional excretion of sodium. Ultrasonography of the kidneys should be performed in well-nigh patients, particularly in older men, to rule out obstruction. Management of acute kidney injury involves fluid resuscitation, avoidance of nephrotoxic medications and dissimilarity media exposure, and correction of electrolyte imbalances. Renal replacement therapy (dialysis) is indicated for refractory hyperkalemia; book overload; intractable acidosis; uremic encephalopathy, pericarditis, or pleuritis; and removal of sure toxins. Recognition of risk factors (e.g., older age, sepsis, hypovolemia/shock, cardiac surgery, infusion of contrast agents, diabetes mellitus, preexisting chronic kidney disease, cardiac failure, liver failure) is important. Team-based approaches for prevention, early diagnosis, and aggressive management are critical for improving outcomes.

The incidence of astute kidney injury has increased in recent years, both in the community and in hospital settings.one,2 The estimated incidence of acute kidney injury is two to 3 cases per 1,000 persons.3 7 percent of hospitalized patients and near 2-thirds of patients in intensive intendance units develop acute kidney injury,ii ofttimes as part of the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.4

SORT: KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRACTICE

Clinical recommendation Evidence rating References

The diagnosis of acute kidney injury is based on serum creatinine levels, urine output, and the need for renal replacement therapy.

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Renal ultrasonography should be performed in about patients with acute kidney injury to rule out obstruction.

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Adequate fluid balance should be maintained in patients with astute kidney injury by using isotonic solutions (e.g., normal saline) instead of hyperoncotic solutions (eastward.grand., dextrans, hydroxyethyl starch, albumin).

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Dopamine apply is not recommended for the prevention of acute kidney injury.

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Diuretics do not meliorate morbidity, mortality, or renal outcomes, and should not be used to prevent or treat acute kidney injury in the absence of volume overload.

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Consider therapy with immunosuppressive agents (east.yard., cyclophosphamide, prednisone) in patients with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.

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Acute kidney injury is associated with a loftier rate of agin outcomes; mortality rates range between 25 and 80 percent, depending on the cause and the clinical status of the patient.5seven These data highlight the importance of recognition and advisable management, ordinarily in collaboration with nephrologists and other subspecialists.

Definition

  • Abstract
  • Definition
  • Etiology
  • Clinical Presentation
  • Diagnosis
  • Management
  • Prognosis
  • Prevention
  • References

Acute kidney injury is defined every bit an abrupt (within 48 hours) reduction in kidney function based on an elevation in serum creatinine level, a reduction in urine output, the need for renal replacement therapy (dialysis), or a combination of these factors. It is classified in three stages (Table 1).8 The term astute kidney injury should replace terms such as acute renal failure and acute renal insufficiency, which previously have been used to describe the same clinical condition.

Table 1.

Stages of Acute Kidney Injury

Stage Change in serum creatinine level Urine output Other

1

Increase ≥ 0.3 mg per dL (26.52 μmol per L) or ≥ 1.v- to twofold from baseline

< 0.5 mL per kg per hr for more than six hours

two

Increase > 2- to threefold from baseline

< 0.5 mL per kg per hr for more than than 12 hours

three

Increment > threefold from baseline or ≥ 4.0 mg per dL (353.60 μmol per Fifty) with an acute rise of at least 0.5 mg per dL (44.twenty μmol per 50)

< 0.3 mL per kg per hour for 24 hours or anuria for 12 hours

Renal replacement therapy required


Etiology

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  • Diagnosis
  • Management
  • Prognosis
  • Prevention
  • References

The causes of astute kidney injury tin can be divided into three categories (Tabular array two9): prerenal (caused by decreased renal perfusion, often considering of volume depletion), intrinsic renal (acquired by a process within the kidneys), and postrenal (caused by inadequate drainage of urine distal to the kidneys). In patients who already have underlying chronic kidney illness, any of these factors, but especially volume depletion, may cause acute kidney injury in improver to the chronic harm of renal role.

Tabular array 2.

Causes of Acute Kidney Injury

Prerenal

Intrarenal vasoconstriction (hemodynamically mediated)

Medications: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,* angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors,* angiotensin receptor blockers,* cyclosporine (Sandimmune), tacrolimus (Prograf)

Cardiorenal syndrome*

Hepatorenal syndrome

Abdominal compartment syndrome

Hypercalcemia

Systemic vasodilation (e.1000., sepsis,* neurogenic shock)

Volume depletion

Renal loss from diuretic overuse,* osmotic diuresis (e.k., diabetic ketoacidosis*)

Extrarenal loss from airsickness, diarrhea,* burns, sweating, blood loss

Intrinsic renal

Glomerular (e.g., postinfectious and other glomerulonephritis)

Interstitial

Medications: penicillin analogues,* cephalosporins,* sulfonamides, ciprofloxacin (Cipro), acyclovir (Zovirax), rifampin, phenytoin (Dilantin), interferon, proton pump inhibitors, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Infections (e.yard., direct infection of renal parenchyma or associated with systemic infections)

Viruses: Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, homo immunodeficiency virus

Leaner: Streptococcus species, Legionella species

Fungi: candidiasis, histoplasmosis

Systemic affliction: sarcoidosis, lupus

Tubular

Ischemic: prolonged hypotension*

Nephrotoxic: exogenous toxins (due east.g., radiographic contrast agents,* aminoglycosides,* cisplatin, methotrexate, ethylene glycol, amphotericin B) and endogenous toxins (e.one thousand., hemolysis and rhabdomyolysis [paint nephropathy], tumor lysis syndrome, myeloma)

Vascular

Renal vein thrombosis, malignant hypertension, scleroderma renal crunch, renal atheroembolic illness,* and renal infarction

Postrenal

Extrarenal obstruction: prostate hypertrophy*; neurogenic bladder; retroperitoneal fibrosis; bladder, prostate, or cervical cancer

Intrarenal obstruction: stones,* crystals (acyclovir, indinavir [Crixivan]), clots, tumors


PRERENAL CAUSES

Approximately 70 percent of customs-acquired cases of acute kidney injury are attributed to prerenal causes.x In these cases, underlying kidney function may be normal, merely decreased renal perfusion associated with intravascular volume depletion (east.g., from airsickness or diarrhea) or decreased arterial pressure (e.g., from middle failure or sepsis) results in a reduced glomerular filtration rate. Autoregulatory mechanisms often can compensate for some degree of reduced renal perfusion in an attempt to maintain the glomerular filtration rate. In patients with preexisting chronic kidney disease, still, these mechanisms are impaired, and the susceptibility to develop acute-on-chronic renal failure is higher.xi

Several medications tin can crusade prerenal acute kidney injury. Notably, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers tin impair renal perfusion by causing dilation of the efferent arteriole and reduce intraglomerular pressure. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs also tin can decrease the glomerular filtration rate by changing the balance of vasodilatory/vasoconstrictive agents in the renal microcirculation. These drugs and others limit the normal homeostatic responses to volume depletion and can be associated with a decline in renal function. In patients with prerenal acute kidney injury, kidney office typically returns to baseline afterwards acceptable volume status is established, the underlying cause is treated, or the offending drug is discontinued.

INTRINSIC RENAL CAUSES

Intrinsic renal causes are also important sources of acute kidney injury and can exist categorized past the component of the kidney that is primarily affected (i.e., tubular, glomerular, interstitial, or vascular).

Acute tubular necrosis is the most mutual blazon of intrinsic acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients. The crusade is usually ischemic (from prolonged hypotension) or nephrotoxic (from an agent that is toxic to the tubular cells). In contrast to a prerenal etiology, astute kidney injury caused by acute tubular necrosis does not meliorate with acceptable repletion of intravascular book and claret menstruum to the kidneys. Both ischemic and nephrotoxic acute tubular necrosis can resolve over time, although temporary renal replacement therapy may be required, depending on the caste of renal injury and the presence of preexisting chronic kidney disease.

Glomerular causes of acute kidney injury are the result of acute inflammation of blood vessels and glomeruli. Glomerulonephritis is ordinarily a manifestation of a systemic disease (due east.g., systemic lupus erythematosus) or pulmonary renal syndromes (due east.thousand., Goodpasture syndrome, Wegener granulomatosis). History, physical test, and urinalysis are crucial for diagnosing glomerulonephritis (Tabular array 39 and Figure ane 12). Because management often involves assistants of immunosuppressive or cytotoxic medications with potentially severe adverse effects, renal biopsy is frequently required to confirm the diagnosis before initiating therapy.

Table 3.

History and Physical Examination Findings for Categorizing Acute Kidney Injury

Blazon of acute kidney injury History findings Concrete examination findings

Prerenal

Volume loss (e.grand., history of vomiting, diarrhea, diuretic overuse, hemorrhage, burns)

Weight loss, orthostatic hypotension and tachycardia

Thirst and reduced fluid intake

Poor skin turgor

Cardiac disease

Dilated neck veins, Siii heart sound, pulmonary rales, peripheral edema

Liver affliction

Ascites, caput medusae, spider angiomas

Intrinsic renal

Acute tubular necrosis

History of receiving nephrotoxic medications (including over-the-counter, illicit, and herbal), hypotension, trauma or myalgias suggesting rhabdomyolysis, contempo exposure to radiographic contrast agents

Muscle tenderness, compartment syndrome, assessment of book status

Glomerular

Lupus, systemic sclerosis, rash, arthritis, uveitis, weight loss, fatigue, hepatitis C virus infection, homo immunodeficiency virus infection, hematuria, foamy urine, cough, sinusitis, hemoptysis

Periorbital, sacral, and lower-extremity edema; rash; oral/nasal ulcers

Interstitial

Medication use (e.g., antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors), rash, arthralgias, fever, infectious illness

Fever, drug-related rash

Vascular

Nephrotic syndrome, trauma, flank pain, anticoagulation (atheroembolic disease), vessel catheterization or vascular surgery

Livedo reticularis, funduscopic examination (showing malignant hypertension), intestinal bruits

Postrenal

Urinary urgency or hesitancy, gross hematuria, polyuria, stones, medications, cancer

Bladder distention, pelvic mass, prostate enlargement


Diagnosis and Handling of Acute Kidney Injury


Figure i.

Algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of acute kidney injury.

Adjusted with permission from Smith MC. Acute renal failure. In: Resnick MI, Elder JS, Spirnak JP, eds. Clinical Decisions in Urology. 3rd ed. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: BC Decker, Inc.; 2004:61.

Acute interstitial nephritis tin be secondary to many conditions, just virtually cases are related to medication use, making patient history the key to diagnosis. In about one-third of cases, there is a history of maculopapular erythematous rash, fever, arthralgias, or a combination of these symptoms.13 Eosinophiluria may be found in patients with acute interstitial nephritis, but it is not pathognomonic of this disease. A kidney biopsy may be needed to distinguish between allergic interstitial nephritis and other renal causes of astute kidney injury. In add-on to discontinuing offending agents, steroids may be beneficial if given early in the course of illness.14

Astute events involving renal arteries or veins tin as well pb to intrinsic astute kidney injury. Renal atheroembolic disease is the most common cause and is suspected with a contempo history of arterial catheterization, the presence of a status requiring anticoagulation, or after vascular surgery. Physical exam and history provide of import clues to the diagnosis (Table 39). Vascular causes of acute kidney injury usually require imaging to ostend the diagnosis.

POSTRENAL CAUSES

Postrenal causes typically outcome from obstruction of urinary menstruation, and prostatic hypertrophy is the most mutual crusade of obstruction in older men. Prompt diagnosis followed by early relief of obstruction is associated with improvement in renal part in most patients.

Clinical Presentation

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Clinical presentation varies with the cause and severity of renal injury, and associated diseases. About patients with balmy to moderate acute kidney injury are asymptomatic and are identified on laboratory testing. Patients with astringent cases, nevertheless, may be symptomatic and present with listlessness, confusion, fatigue, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, weight gain, or edema.xv Patients tin can also nowadays with oliguria (urine output less than 400 mL per day), anuria (urine output less than 100 mL per day), or normal volumes of urine (nonoliguric acute kidney injury). Other presentations of acute kidney injury may include development of uremic encephalopathy (manifested past a pass up in mental status, asterixis, or other neurologic symptoms), anemia, or bleeding acquired by uremic platelet dysfunction.

Diagnosis

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A patient history and physical test, with an emphasis on assessing the patient's volume status, are crucial for determining the crusade of acute kidney injury (Table 39). The history should identify use of nephrotoxic medications or systemic illnesses that might crusade poor renal perfusion or straight impair renal function. Physical examination should assess intravascular volume condition and whatever peel rashes indicative of systemic illness. The initial laboratory evaluation should include urinalysis, complete blood count, and measurement of serum creatinine level and fractional excretion of sodium (FENa). Imaging studies can help rule out obstruction. Useful tests are summarized in Table four.16 Figure i presents an overview of the diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury.12

Table 4.

Diagnostic Test Results and Respective Diseases in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

Test event When to order Associated diseases/conditions

Elevated antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibiotic, antiglomerular basement membrane antibody

Suspected acute glomerulonephritis, pulmonary renal syndromes

Vasculitis, Goodpasture syndrome

Elevated antistreptolysin O titer

Recent infection and clinical picture of acute glomerulonephritis

Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

Elevated creatine kinase level, elevated myoglobin level, dipstick positive for blood but negative for crimson blood cells

Recent trauma, muscle injury

Rhabdomyolysis

Elevated prostate-specific antigen level

Older men with symptoms suggestive of urinary obstacle

Prostate hypertrophy, prostate cancer

Elevated uric acid level

History of chop-chop proliferating tumors, recent chemotherapy

Malignancy, tumor lysis syndrome

Eosinophiluria

Fever, rash

Allergic interstitial nephritis

Testify of hemolysis (schistocytes on peripheral smear, decreased haptoglobin level, elevated indirect bilirubin level, elevated lactate dehydrogenase level)

Fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia, neurologic signs

Hemolytic uremic syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, systemic lupus erythematosus, other autoimmune diseases

Hydronephrosis on renal ultrasonography

Suspected obstruction

Malignancy, prostate hypertrophy, uterine fibroids, nephrolithiasis, ureterolithiasis

Increased anion gap with increased osmolar gap*

Suspected poisoning, unresponsive patient

Ethylene glycol or methanol poisoning

Low complement level

Suspected acute glomerulonephritis

Systemic lupus erythematosus, endocarditis, postinfectious glomerulonephritis

Monoclonal spike on serum poly peptide electrophoresis

Anemia, proteinuria, acute kidney injury in older patients

Multiple myeloma

Positive antinuclear antibody, double-stranded DNA antibody

Proteinuria, pare rash, arthritis

Autoimmune diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus

Positive blood cultures

Intravenous drug use, contempo infection, new cardiac murmur

Endocarditis

Positive HIV examination

Hazard factors for HIV infection

HIV nephropathy


SERUM CREATININE LEVEL

It is important to compare the patient's electric current serum creatinine level with previous levels to determine the duration and acuity of the disease. The definition of acute kidney injury indicates that a rise in creatinine has occurred within 48 hours, although in the outpatient setting, it may be hard to ascertain when the rise actually happened. A high serum creatinine level in a patient with a previously normal documented level suggests an acute process, whereas a ascension over weeks to months represents a subacute or chronic procedure.

URINALYSIS

Urinalysis is the most important noninvasive exam in the initial workup of acute kidney injury. Findings on urinalysis guide the differential diagnosis and direct further workup (Effigy one 12).

COMPLETE Claret COUNT

The presence of acute hemolytic anemia with the peripheral smear showing schistocytes in the setting of acute kidney injury should raise the possibility of hemolytic uremic syndrome or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

URINE ELECTROLYTES

In patients with oliguria, measurement of FENa is helpful in distinguishing prerenal from intrinsic renal causes of acute kidney injury. FeNa is defined past the following formula:

Online calculators are also available. A value less than 1 percent indicates a prerenal crusade of acute kidney injury, whereas a value greater than two percent indicates an intrinsic renal cause. In patients on diuretic therapy, however, a FENa higher than ane percent may be caused by natriuresis induced by the diuretic, and is a less reliable measure of a prerenal state. In such cases, partial excretion of urea may be helpful, with values less than 35 per centum indicating a prerenal crusade. FENa values less than 1 percent are not specific for prerenal causes of acute kidney injury because these values tin can occur in other conditions, such as contrast nephropathy, rhabdomyolysis, acute glomerulonephritis, and urinary tract obstruction.

IMAGING STUDIES

Renal ultrasonography should exist performed in most patients with acute kidney injury, particularly in older men, to rule out obstruction (i.e., a postrenal cause).17,eighteen The presence of postvoid residual urine greater than 100 mL (determined by a bladder scan or via urethral catheterization if float scan is unavailable) suggests postrenal acute kidney injury and requires renal ultrasonography to observe hydronephrosis or outlet obstacle. To diagnose extrarenal causes of obstacle (eastward.chiliad., pelvic tumors), other imaging modalities, such as computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, may be required.

RENAL BIOPSY

Renal biopsy is reserved for patients in whom prerenal and postrenal causes of acute kidney injury have been excluded and the cause of intrinsic renal injury is unclear. Renal biopsy is particularly of import when clinical cess and laboratory investigations propose a diagnosis that requires confirmation before disease-specific therapy (east.g., immunosuppressive medications) is instituted. Renal biopsy may need to be performed urgently in patients with oliguria who have rapidly worsening acute kidney injury, hematuria, and ruddy blood cell casts. In this setting, in addition to indicating a diagnosis that requires immunosuppressive therapy, the biopsy may support the initiation of special therapies, such as plasmapheresis if Goodpasture syndrome is present.

Direction

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Optimal management of acute kidney injury requires close collaboration among chief care physicians, nephrologists, hospitalists, and other subspecialists participating in the care of the patient. After acute kidney injury is established, direction is primarily supportive.

Patients with acute kidney injury generally should exist hospitalized unless the condition is mild and clearly resulting from an easily reversible cause. The fundamental to management is assuring adequate renal perfusion by achieving and maintaining hemodynamic stability and avoiding hypovolemia. In some patients, clinical assessment of intravascular volume status and avoidance of volume overload may be difficult, in which case measurement of central venous pressures in an intensive care setting may exist helpful.

If fluid resuscitation is required because of intravascular volume depletion, isotonic solutions (e.g., normal saline) are preferred over hyperoncotic solutions (e.thousand., dextrans, hydroxyethyl starch, albumin).nineteen A reasonable goal is a mean arterial pressure greater than 65 mm Hg, which may require the use of vasopressors in patients with persistent hypotension.xx Renal-dose dopamine is associated with poorer outcomes in patients with acute kidney injury; it is no longer recommended.21 Cardiac function tin exist optimized as needed with positive inotropes, or afterload and preload reduction.

Attention to electrolyte imbalances (e.chiliad., hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, hypermagnesemia, hyponatremia, hypernatremia, metabolic acidosis) is of import. Severe hyperkalemia is defined as potassium levels of 6.v mEq per L (six.5 mmol per 50) or greater, or less than 6.5 mEq per L with electrocardiographic changes typical of hyperkalemia (e.g., tall, peaked T waves). In severe hyperkalemia, 5 to 10 units of regular insulin and dextrose 50% given intravenously can shift potassium out of circulation and into the cells. Calcium gluconate (10 mL of ten% solution infused intravenously over five minutes) is also used to stabilize the membrane and reduce the take a chance of arrhythmias when there are electrocardiographic changes showing hyperkalemia. In patients without electrocardiographic evidence of hyperkalemia, calcium gluconate is not necessary, but sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) can be given to lower potassium levels gradually, and loop diuretics can be used in patients who are responsive to diuretics. Dietary intake of potassium should be restricted.

The master indication for utilize of diuretics is management of volume overload. Intravenous loop diuretics, equally a bolus or continuous infusion, can be helpful for this purpose. Withal, information technology is important to note that diuretics do not improve morbidity, mortality, or renal outcomes, and should not be used to preclude or treat acute kidney injury in the absence of book overload.22

All medications that may potentially affect renal role by direct toxicity or by hemodynamic mechanisms should be discontinued, if possible. For case, metformin (Glucophage) should non be given to patients with diabetes mellitus who develop acute kidney injury. The dosages of essential medications should be adjusted for the lower level of kidney function. Avoidance of iodinated contrast media and gadolinium is of import and, if imaging is needed, noncontrast studies are recommended.

Supportive therapies (e.g., antibiotics, maintenance of adequate nutrition, mechanical ventilation, glycemic control, anemia management) should be pursued based on standard management practices. In patients with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, handling with pulse steroids, cytotoxic therapy, or a combination may be considered, often after confirmation of the diagnosis past kidney biopsy.23 In some patients, the metabolic consequences of acute kidney injury cannot be adequately controlled with conservative direction, and renal replacement therapy volition be required. The indications for initiation of renal replacement therapy include refractory hyperkalemia, volume overload refractory to medical management, uremic pericarditis or pleuritis, uremic encephalopathy, intractable acidosis, and sure poisonings and intoxications (e.g., ethylene glycol, lithium).24

Prognosis

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Patients with acute kidney injury are more likely to develop chronic kidney disease in the future. They are also at higher risk of end-stage renal disease and premature death.2527 Patients who have an episode of acute kidney injury should be monitored for the evolution or worsening of chronic kidney disease.

Prevention

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Because of the morbidity and mortality associated with acute kidney injury, information technology is important for primary care physicians to identify patients who are at high risk of developing this type of injury and to implement preventive strategies. Those at highest risk include adults older than 75 years; persons with diabetes or preexisting chronic kidney disease; persons with medical problems such every bit cardiac failure, liver failure, or sepsis; and those who are exposed to contrast agents or who are undergoing cardiac surgery.28  Preventive strategies can be tailored to the clinical circumstances of the individual patient (Table 5).1921,27,2931

Table 5.

Preventive Strategies for Patients at High Hazard of Acute Kidney Injury

Hazard factors Preventive strategies

Cancer chemotherapy with hazard of tumor lysis syndrome27

Hydration and allopurinol (Zyloprim) assistants a few days before chemotherapy initiation in patients at high take chances of tumor lysis syndrome to forestall uric acrid nephropathy

Exposure to nephrotoxic medications

Avoid nephrotoxic medications if possible

Mensurate and follow drug levels if bachelor

Use appropriate dosing, intervals, and duration of therapy

Exposure to radiographic contrast agents29

Avoid employ of intravenous contrast media when risks outweigh benefits

If employ of contrast media is essential, use iso-osmolar or depression-osmolar dissimilarity amanuensis with everyman book possible

Optimize volume condition before assistants of dissimilarity media; utilise of isotonic normal saline or sodium bicarbonate may be considered in loftier-risk patients who are not at chance of volume overload

Utilise of N-acetylcysteine may be considered

Hemodynamic instability

Optimal fluid resuscitation; although there is no consensus, a mean arterial pressure goal of > 65 mm Hg is widely used; isotonic solutions (e.g., normal saline) are preferred over hyperoncotic solutions (eastward.g., albumin)19

Vasopressors are recommended for persistent hypotension (mean arterial pressure level < 65 mm Hg) despite fluid resuscitation; choice of vasoactive amanuensis should be tailored to patients' needs20

Dopamine is not recommended21

Hepatic failure30

Avert hypotension and gastrointestinal bleeding

Early on recognition and handling of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; use albumin, ane.five yard per kg at diagnosis and one thousand per kg at 48 hours

Early recognition and management of ascites

Albumin infusion during large volume paracentesis

Avert nephrotoxic medications

Rhabdomyolysis20

Maintain adequate hydration

Alkalinization of the urine with intravenous sodium bicarbonate in select patients (normal calcium, bicarbonate less than 30 mEq per L [30 mmol per L], and arterial pH less than 7.v)

Undergoing surgery

Adequate volume resuscitation/prevention of hypotension, sepsis, optimizing cardiac function Consider property renin-angiotensin system antagonists preoperatively31


Data Sources: We searched PubMed (also with the Clinical Queries function), the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the National Guidelines Clearinghouse using the key words AKI, astute kidney injury, and acute renal failure. Search date: February 2012.

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MAHBOOB RAHMAN, MD, MS, is an associate professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve Academy Schoolhouse of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, and a staff nephrologist at Academy Hospitals Instance Medical Centre in Cleveland and at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Centre....

FARIHA SHAD, Medico, is a nephrologist at Kaiser Permanente in Cleveland. At the time the article was written, Dr. Shad was a fellow at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

MICHAEL C. SMITH, Medico, is a professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and a staff nephrologist at University Hospitals Case Medical Eye.

Accost correspondence to Mahboob Rahman, MD, MS, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106. Reprints are not available from the authors.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial affiliations to disclose.

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