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Acute Kidney Injury and Emergent Dialysis

Adam Laertes Gottula, Feras H. Khan

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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as a fall in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) leading to the accumulation of nitrogenous wastes. Two major causes, prerenal azotemia and acute tubular necrosis (ATN), account for nearly 75% of AKI.

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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as a fall in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) leading to the accumulation of nitrogenous wastes. Two major causes, prerenal azotemia and acute tubular necrosis (ATN), account for nearly 75% of AKI.

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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as a fall in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) leading to the accumulation of nitrogenous wastes. Two major causes, prerenal azotemia and acute tubular necrosis (ATN), account for nearly 75% of AKI.

Key concepts: Azotemia, Acute kidney injury, Acute tubular necrosis, Renal function, Medicine, Dialysis, Urology, Intensive care medicine

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