Acute Kidney Injury and Critical Care: Advances in Early Detection
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This session will review acute kidney injury (AKI) and the potential clinical consequences on morbidity and mortality. There will be a review of patients who are post-surgical and diagnosed with sepsis and their risk for AKI. The session will also include a discussion of biomarkers, early risk assessment, rapid management, and current diagnostic approaches.
Learning Objectives:
-Discuss the impact of acute kidney injury (AKI) on morbidity and mortality
-Detail the key biomarkers used in the diagnosis of AKI
-Explain how implementing biomarker assessment will identify patients at risk of developing AKI
This program is supported by an education grant from BioMerieux