Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Quiz
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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
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Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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What is Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)?
Acute kidney (renal) failure happens when the kidneys suddenly can't filter waste products from the blood. This can cause dangerous waste levels to build up and the blood's chemical balance to be disrupted. Acute kidney failure can be life-threatening and it usually develops over a few hours or days.
Typical Symptoms of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Decrease in urine volume
Passing much less urine than normal
Seizure
Recently started a new medication, from 3 days to 1 month ago
Swelling of any body part
Bloody or red urine
Passing slightly less urine than usual
Fatigue
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Are you urinating less?
Are you urinating less than usual?
Have you had a seizure?
Have you started a new medication recently?
Do you have any swelling in your body?
Treatmentof Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Treatment for acute kidney failure involves identifying and treating the illness or injury that initially damaged the kidneys. It's also important to manage complications and give the kidneys time to heal.
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References
Lameire N, Van Biesen W, Vanholder R. Acute renal failure. Lancet. 2005 Jan 29-Feb 4;365(9457):417-30. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)17831-3. PMID: 15680458.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(05)17831-3/abstract
Bellomo R. Acute renal failure. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Oct;32(5):639-50. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1287872. Epub 2011 Oct 11. PMID: 21989699.
https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0031-1287872
Boydstun II. Acute renal failure. Adolesc Med Clin. 2005 Feb;16(1):1-9, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.admecli.2004.09.002. PMID: 15844380.
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1547336804000695
Acute Kidney Injury - National Kidney Foundation
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/AcuteKidneyInjury#:~:text=Acute%20kidney%20injury%20(AKI)%2C,of%20fluid%20in%20your%20body.
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Reviewed By:
Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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