Question

A 72-year-old man in hospital develops a rise in serum creatinine from 90 µmol/L on admission to 160 µmol/L 48 hours later. Urine output has fallen to 0.3 mL/kg/hour for the last 8 hours. According to KDIGO criteria, what stage of acute kidney injury (AKI) does he have?

Accepted Answer

Stage 1

Answer

Stage 2

Answer

Stage 3

Answer

No AKI

Answer

Chronic kidney disease stage 3

Practice question

A 72-year-old man in hospital develops a rise in serum creatinine from 90 µmol/L on admission to 160 µmol/L 48 hours later. Urine output has fallen to 0.3 mL/kg/hour for the last 8 hours. According to KDIGO criteria, what stage of acute kidney injury (AKI) does he have?