Acute Kidney Injury is an abrupt decline in renal function/ urine output over hours to days. This causes a build-up of excess salts &/or fluids and metabolic waste products in the body. Normally there are pairs of kidneys in a person that help in cleansing the blood of various toxins, excrete excess salts and fluids, help regulate the Blood pressure, and synthesize various hormones like Vitamin D and erythropoietin production which support red blood cell formation.
What are the signs and symptoms of acute kidney injury?
AKI may be subclinical (detected on laboratory testing) or clinical (presenting with symptoms &/or signs). The majority of these symptoms and signs depend on the underlying cause and may include:
• Change in urine output: too little urine formed (very common) vs excess urine output (uncommon)
• Swelling in legs, ankles, or around the eyes
• Poor appetite
• Generalised weakness, fatigue, or tiredness
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain or discomfort
• Nausea, vomiting
• Abdominal pain or discomfort
• Confusion, seizures, or coma in severe cases
Treatment for acute kidney injury depends on the underlying cause and often requires you to be hospitalized for the same. Various treatment options are available which vary from case to case basis. For Acute Kidney Injury Treatment, Visit our website. Swanand Kidney Clinic
• Prevention of acute renal injury in high-risk populations is the best treatment e.g. Extremes of age, Diabetics, Hypertensive, patients on pain medicines, etc. Early detection and remedial measures address managing the underlying causes of injury. The best way to reduce your chance of having acute kidney injury and save kidney function is to prevent injury or to find and treat it as early as possible.
Treatment of your symptoms and signs including correction of electrolyte, acid-base, and fluid balance in patients with established injury until your kidneys recover. Few patients may need renal replacement therapy in the form of dialysis to support failing kidneys to manage fluid/ acid-base or salt balance or remove toxins that have built up in their blood.
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