Nurs 487 AKI Final Exam | Questions & 100% Correct Answers (Verified) | Latest Update | Grade A+
AKI : a syndrome with multiple etiologies that is characterized by a sudden onset and rapid decline of renal function often reversible if diagnosed and treated early pre renal : inadequate perfusion not enough blood at sufficient pressure to allow filtering renal : cellular damage/intrinsic damage to the cells that make filtering mechanism possible post renal : Obstruction urine unable to drain adequately - system "backed up" 2 | P a g e intrinsic renal injury : caused by problems involving renal parenchyma and is categorized by primary injury site infrarenal causes account for 30-40% of all cases of AKI acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is the most common intrinsic renal disorder acute tubular necrosis : death of renal tubule tissue usually results from either ischemia or obstructions within the tubular system itself rhabdomyolysi
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