Acute kidney injury

• How are causes of AKI categorised?

  Prerenal

  Intrinsic renal

  Postrenal
• What are some prerenal causes of AKI?

  Volume depletion - Haemorrhage, V&D

  Dec CO - HF, shock

  Systemic vasodilation

  NSAIDs and ACEi
• What are some intrinsic renal causes of AKI?

  Acute tubular necrosis

  Acute interstitial nephritis

  Glomerulonephritis
• What are some postrenal causes of AKI?

  Obstruction
• What drugs should be stopped in AKI?

  ACEi

  ARBs

  Aminoglycosides

  NSAIDs

  Diuretics