A 55-year-old man on ICU develops AKI. His baseline creatinine was 85 µmol/L. His current creatinine is 195 µmol/L (a rise from 90 to 195 over 36 hour...

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A 55-year-old man on ICU develops AKI. His baseline creatinine was 85 µmol/L. His current creatinine is 195 µmol/L (a rise from 90 to 195 over 36 hours). Urine output has been 0.4 mL/kg/hr for the past 8 hours. According to KDIGO criteria, what stage of AKI is this?

Accepted Answer

KDIGO Stage 2

Answer

Not AKI - creatinine is still within normal range

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KDIGO Stage 1

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KDIGO Stage 3

Answer

Cannot be staged without urine microscopy

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Acute Kidney Injury

A 55-year-old man on ICU develops AKI. His baseline creatinine was 85 µmol/L. His current creatinine is 195 µmol/L (a rise from 90 to 195 over 36 hours). Urine output has been 0.4 mL/kg/hr for the past 8 hours. According to KDIGO criteria, what stage of AKI is this?