Acute Kidney Injury: not just acute renal failure anymore

The essentials of renal failure for critical care nurses

The lecture duration is 57min.

1 CPD Point, 1 CEU, 1 CME credit approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Susan Dirkes
Nurse Educator at the University of Michigan Health System, USA
Lecture Summary

In this presentation, acute kidney injury will be defined and discussed including causes, mortality and how to detect it. Conventional biomarkers used to detect acute renal failure, such as urea and creatinine, will be addressed. New biomarkers to detect injury will be discussed as well as current treatment options.

Target Audience

Critical Care Nurses
Trainee Critical Care Doctors

Learning Objectives:

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

  • Describe key mechanisms in the development of acute kidney injury
  • State 1 reason why creatinine is not adequate for diagnosing acute kidney injury
  • Describe one new real-time marker of GFR in detecting potential acute kidney injury
  • State 1 commonly used therapy for acute kidney injury used in the intensive care unit

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