From Onset to Outcome: Acute Kidney Injury Insights for Healthcare Professionals
Monograph
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Course Summary
Acute kidney injury represents a complex clinical challenge, demanding swift diagnosis, interdisciplinary collaboration, and thoughtful therapeutic intervention. A thorough understanding of the diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury is critical to ensure optimal patient outcomes. It is vital for healthcare providers, including pharmacists and staff, to thoroughly understand the pathophysiology, etiology, and management of acute kidney injury. Additionally, healthcare providers should be familiar with ways to engage in the collaborative care of a patient presenting with acute kidney injury. This monograph will discuss the pathophysiology of acute kidney injury, methods by which to detect acute kidney injury, and modalities for prevention and treatment. Information regarding patient education and collaborative care strategies will be discussed.
Course Objectives
Recall the pathophysiological mechanisms, causes, and diagnostic biomarkers of acute kidney injury (AKI)
Recall evidence-based therapeutic interventions for AKI
Describe the role of interdisciplinary collaboration in AKI management
Describe tools and techniques to effectively educate and guide patients regarding AKI
I. Introduction
II. Diagnostic and Staging Criteria
III. Epidemiology
IV. Etiology and Risk Factors
1. Prerenal AKI
2. Intrarenal AKI
3. Postrenal AKI
V. Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis
1. Patient History
2. Physical Examination
VI. Preventing AKI
VII. Managing AKI
1. Assessing Volume Status and Hemodynamic Stability
2. Scrutinizing Medications
3. Renal Replacement Therapy
VIII. Interdisciplinary Collaboration
IX. Patient Education
X. The Role of the Pharmacists and Staff
XI. Key Takeaways
XII. Summary
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Faculty Planner Disclosure
The following individuals were involved in the development of this activity: Liz Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS, and Pamela Sardo, PharmD, BS. Pamela Sardo was an employee of Rhythm Pharmaceuticals until March 2022 and has no conflicts of interest or relationships regarding the subject matter discussed. There are no financial relationships relevant to this activity to report or disclose by any of the individuals involved in the development of this activity.
Unlabeled Use Disclosures
The information provided in this course is general in nature and it is solely designed to provide participants with continuing education credit(s). This course and materials are not meant to substitute for the independent, professional judgment of any participant regarding that participant’s professional practice, including but not limited to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Medical and pharmacy practices, rules, and laws vary from state to state, and this course does not cover the laws of each state; therefore, participants must consult the laws of their state as they relate to their professional practice. Healthcare professionals, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, must consult with their employer, healthcare facility, hospital, or other organization, for guidelines, protocols, and procedures they are to follow. The information provided in this course does not replace those guidelines, protocols, and procedures but is for academic purposes only, and this course’s limited purpose is for the completion of continuing education credits. Participants are advised and acknowledge that information related to medications, their administration, dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, warnings, precautions, or accepted uses are constantly changing, and any person taking this course understands that such person must make an independent review of medication information prior to any patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Any discussion of off-label use of any medication, device, or procedure is informational only and such uses are not endorsed hereby. Nothing contained in this course represents the opinions, views, judgments, or conclusions of RxCe.com LLC. RxCe.com LLC is not liable or responsible to any person for any inaccuracy, error, or omission with respect to this course, or course material.
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- Target Audience: Pharmacy Tech
- Contact Hours: 1.0 (0.1 CEUs)
- Activity Release Date: 12/13/2023
- Activity Expiration Date: 12/13/2026
- Activity Type: Knowledge
- UAN: 0669-0000-23-215-H01-T
- Topic: Disease State Management/Drug Therapy
- CeBroker Number: 20-951181
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