ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● How is AKI defined? Answer: As an abrupt or rapid decline in renal
filtration function.
●● What are common indicators of AKI? Answer: A rise in serum
creatinine concentration or azotemia (rise in blood urea nitrogen [BUN]
concentration).
●● What might be the only sign of kidney injury immediately after an
injury? Answer: Decreased urine production.
●● What are the consequences of AKI? Answer: Accumulation of waste
products in the blood, electrolyte imbalance, and fluid imbalance.
●● What are the three types of acute renal failure? Answer: Prerenal,
intrinsic, and postrenal.
●● What causes prerenal AKI? Answer: Decreased blood flow to the
kidney, often due to dehydration.
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● How is AKI defined? Answer: As an abrupt or rapid decline in renal
filtration function.
●● What are common indicators of AKI? Answer: A rise in serum
creatinine concentration or azotemia (rise in blood urea nitrogen [BUN]
concentration).
●● What might be the only sign of kidney injury immediately after an
injury? Answer: Decreased urine production.
●● What are the consequences of AKI? Answer: Accumulation of waste
products in the blood, electrolyte imbalance, and fluid imbalance.
●● What are the three types of acute renal failure? Answer: Prerenal,
intrinsic, and postrenal.
●● What causes prerenal AKI? Answer: Decreased blood flow to the
kidney, often due to dehydration.