Scottish Intensive Care Society
ICM Induction programme ©
Acute Kidney Injury (Acute Renal Failure) Part 1:
Presentation, assessment and immediate management
There are 11 pages in this online induction module that should take around 30 minutes to
read. The questions at the end should take 5 minutes to answer and should only be
attempted after the module has been completed.
The links are provided to make navigation through the module easier. They contain essential
information that forms part of the module.
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Educational Objectives
Once you have worked through this module you should be able to:
1. Recognise the important physiological principles of maintenance of normal renal
function and the pathophysiology associated with AKI
2. Describe the mechanisms of acute kidney injury
3. Classify AKI
4. Recognise the presenting syndromes of acute kidney injury
5. Describe the common causes of acute kidney injury
6. Recognise the life threatening complications of AKI
7. Describe the stabilisation and treatment of these complications
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