From Onset to Outcome: Acute Kidney Injury Insights for Healthcare Professionals
Target Audience: Pharmacy Tech
Course Overview
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) represents a complex clinical challenge, often demanding swift diagnosis, interdisciplinary collaboration, and judicious therapeutic intervention. The implications of AKI range from transient renal dysfunction to severe complications. The landscape of AKI management continues to evolve, and this continuing education program aims to provide healthcare providers with a holistic perspective on the latest developments in AKI. This monograph will discuss the pathophysiology of AKI, methods by which to detect and risk stratify AKI, and modalities for prevention and treatment.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- 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
Faculty
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
From December 20, 2023 through December 20, 2026, participants must:
- Read the "learning objectives" and "author and planning team disclosures"
- Study the section entitled "educational activity"
- Complete the Course Test and Evaluation form. The Course Test will be graded automatically. Following successful completion of the Course Test with a score of 70% or higher, a statement of participation will be made available immediately. (No partial credit will be given.)
Credit for this course will be automatically uploaded to CPE Monitor®.
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 Disclosure
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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Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, RxCE.com is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
PTCB Recognition
RxCe.com, LLC, offers pharmacy technician continuing education courses for PTCB recertification. Pharmacy technician courses are indicated both in the Target Audience description and the ACPE UAN which will end with a "T".