Question

A 70-year-old man with diabetes presents with acute chest pain. High-sensitivity troponin is mildly elevated and creatinine is 190 µmol/L (baseline 110), with oliguria after contrast CT earlier in the day. How should the acute kidney injury be staged initially?

Accepted Answer

Stage 2 AKI

Answer

Stage 1 AKI

Answer

Stage 3 AKI

Answer

No AKI present

Answer

End-stage kidney disease

Practice question

A 70-year-old man with diabetes presents with acute chest pain. High-sensitivity troponin is mildly elevated and creatinine is 190 µmol/L (baseline 110), with oliguria after contrast CT earlier in the day. How should the acute kidney injury be staged initially?