Acute Kidney Injury Care
Acute renal failure (ARF), commonly referred to as acute kidney injury (AKI), is a brief period of kidney damage or failure that lasts only a few hours or days. AKI makes it challenging for your kidneys to maintain the ideal fluid balance in your body because it results in a buildup of waste products in your blood. The brain, heart, and lungs are just a few of the many organs that AKI can affect. Intensive care units, hospitalised patients, and elderly persons in particular frequently have acute renal damage.
Symptoms Of Acute Kidney Injury
- Being sick or feeling sick
- Diarrhoea
- Dehydration
- Peeing less frequently than usual confusion drowsiness
- AKI should be taken seriously even if it does not progress to complete kidney failure.
Causes Of Acute Kidney Injury
Acute kidney injury can be caused by a variety of factors. AKI can be caused by any of the following factors:
- Reduced blood flow
- Kidney Damage Caused Directly
- Urinary tract obstruction
- Prostate enlargement
- Nervous system issues that affect the bladder and urination
- Stones in the kidney
- Clots of blood in the urinary tract
Complications Of Acute Kidney Injury
- High potassium levels in the blood can cause muscle weakness, paralysis, and heart rhythm problems in severe cases.
- Excessive fluid in the body, which can cause fluid buildup in the arms and legs (oedema) or in the lungs (pulmonary oedema)
- Acidic blood (metabolic acidosis) can cause nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, and shortness of breath.
- Chronic kidney disease
- AKI should be taken seriously even if it does not progress to complete kidney failure.
