Acute Kidney Injury in the Emergency Department: Part 2

Supportive Care

The lecture duration is 14min.

0.25 CPD Points, 0.25 CEUs, 0.25 CME credits approval pending.
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Joel Topf
Assistant clinical professor of medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Michigan, USA
Lecture Summary

Acute kidney injury is a common finding in patients in the emergency department. The vast majority of these can be reversed by a foley catheter and a bag or two of crystalloids, however understanding what to do for the remainder is an important and often confusing topic. Dr. Topf boils down the science to present acute kidney injury with a practical bent. He covers the common causes as well as the less common diagnosis with an emphasis of what to look for in order to dig deeper, rather than presenting a comprehensive diagnostic algorithm. He also discusses the recent data of the treatment of metabolic acidosis, the initiation of dialysis and how to use and interpret the furosemide stress test.

Target Audience

Emergency Medicine Doctors
Emergency Medicine Nurses
Paramedics
Rural GP's

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Understand the epidemiology of community acquired AKI and use that information to inform a Bayesian approach to diagnosis
  • If the patient doesn’t get better with a bag of crystalloid and a foley catheter what should you be thinking about, what tests should you order, and what questions should you answer
  • Understand the principles of managing acute kidney injury, beyond diagnosis