Acute Kidney Injury - Causes

Causes

AKI can be caused by disease, crush injury, contrast agents, some antibiotics, and more.

The causes of acute kidney injury are commonly categorized into prerenal, intrinsic, and postrenal.

Classic laboratory findings in AKI
Type UOsm UNa FeNa BUN/Cr
Prerenal >500 <10 <1% >20
Intrinsic <350 >20 >2% <15
Postrenal <350 >40 >4% >15

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