PPT-An Introduction to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

An Education Package for Healthcare Professionals in Medical Directorates STH Acute Kidney Injury AKI Project 1 What is Acute Kidney Injury AKI AKI is now the universal term used to describe sudden deterioration of renal function and it replaces the previous term know as Acute Renal Failure ARF. R. enal . P. erfusion . John P. . Maye. CRNA PhD CAPT USN. Associate Professor. Graduate School of Nursing. Uniformed Services University. Bethesda, Maryland. Objectives . Develop an appreciation for the numerous perioperative factors which influence renal perfusion . on . Chronic . Kidney . Disease. Maria Ferris, MD, MPH. PhD. Associate Professor. Director of the Pediatric Dialysis and Transplant Services. UNC Kidney Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Akash. and his fan club. Pulmonale. , CKD/AKI and . Cardiorenal. Syndrome. Sept 25, 2015. Definitions. Pulmonary HTN is defined as mean pulmonary artery pressure of > 25 mm Hg (as . seen. on echo). Causes of Pulmonary HTN include: . (Acute Renal Failure). Pedram. . Fatehi. , MD. Division of Nephrology. September 2015. Objectives. Recognize the three main categories of acute kidney injury: . pre-renal. intrinsic renal. post-renal . Novel biomarkers for AKI early diagnosis. Sepsis associated Acute Kidney Injury is a serious complication with high mortality . Identifying . early markers of kidney damage has been . difficult. Two novel . . Dr.shahram.sajjadieh.MD . . nephrologist. IDENTIFICATION. Azotemia. Uremia or Uremic syndrome ARF (hours to days). RPRF(days to weeks). CRF (months to years). . Dr.shahram.sajjadieh.MD . . nephrologist. IDENTIFICATION. Azotemia. Uremia or Uremic syndrome ARF (hours to days). RPRF(days to weeks). CRF (months to years). nurses. Claire Stocks – Sister, Cardiac Arrest Prevention Team, County Durham & Darlington Foundation . Trust. |. . 2. Disclaimer……..I’m no expert!. Date. Acute Kidney Injury National Programme | Implications for community & practice nurses | Claire Stocks. Dr. . Dwijen Das, . MD, FACP (USA). Silchar. . Medical College, . Silchar. Assam. , . India.. Governing body member, ACP India Chapter. .. Immediate past Hon Gen Secretary, API. Assam Chapter.. Co-editor Assam Journal of Internal Medicine.. WHAT IS ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY(AKI) ?. An abrupt . decline in renal . function defined by:. An increase . in serum creatinine > 26.5 umol/l within 48hours or . > . 1.9 times baseline . known or presumed in the last . Care Homes. Revised November 2018. Acute Kidney Injury . Acute kidney injury is a sudden and recent reduction in a person’s kidney function. It is often referred to as AKI. . Acute . kidney injury is . Kidney Injury (AKI). An Education Package for Healthcare Professionals in the Surgical Care Group. The session will cover:. What is Acute Kidney injury (AKI) . Identifying the risk factors . Use of the AKI Nursing . . 20% - 50%. What you should know…. Acute renal failure or Acute kidney injury?. What means AKI?. Most frequent causes involved?. How to identify an AKI?. Where from should start our therapy? . Renal replacement therapy – when to start?. Dr Jon Murray. Consultant . Nephrologist. James Cook University Hospital. Acute Kidney Injury v Chronic Kidney Disease. Creatinine 1250 . . mol. /l. What are the priorities?. How is the patient? Is this single or multi-organ failure?.