Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
by Cathy Parkes June 06, 2022

A patient experiencing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) will likely have hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia, metabolic acidosis, anemia, and elevated creatinine and BUN.
Educate patients to decrease dietary intake of potassium, sodium, phosphate, and magnesium.
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