Dig deeper into the simple 5-step ED approach to AKI outlined in part 1, concentrating on the edematous patient, and discuss the timing, volume and IV crystalloid of choice in AKI patients as well as dialysis indications and timing in light of the recent STARRT-AKI trial.
EM Cases: AKI Part 2 – ED Management Read More »
How comfortable are we in the ED charting anything but ‘pre-renal AKI’ in the patient who’s creatinine surprisingly comes back sky high?
EM Cases: Acute Kidney Injury – A Simple Emergency Approach to AKI Read More »
We hear about contrast-induced nephropathy all the time. We tell patients about it. We often need their consent. Radiology calls us to make sure administering contrast is okay.
But is it as bad as we think? How do we proceed?
Does IV contrast cause renal failure? Read More »