Acute Kidney Injury – Diagnosis and Management

Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Definition, causes, prevalence, risk factors, prognosis, complications.
• Assessment
  • How to assess someone with possible acute kidney injury and interpretation of blood results.
• Management
  • Initial management strategy, follow-up, and referral.
• Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• How to make a diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI).
• About appropriate initial and subsequent primary care management of AKI.
• When to refer people with AKI to other healthcare professionals.
• How to prevent the development of AKI in people at risk.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered