Signs and symptoms of acute kidney injury differ depending on the cause and may include:
These diseases and conditions include:
⦿ Low blood pressure (called “hypotension”) or shock
⦿ Blood or fluid loss (such as bleeding, severe diarrhea)
⦿ Heart attack, heart failure, and other conditions leading to decreased heart function
⦿ Organ failure (e.g., heart, liver)
⦿ Overuse of pain medicines called “NSAIDs”, which are used to reduce swelling or relieve pain from headaches, colds, flu, and other ailments. Examples include ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and naproxen.
⦿ Severe allergic reactions
⦿ Burns
⦿ Injury
⦿ Major surgery
Some disease and conditions can damage your kidneys and lead to AKI. Some examples include:
⦿ A type of severe, life-threatening infection called “sepsis”
⦿ A type of cancer called “multiple myeloma”
⦿ A rare condition that causes inflammation and scarring to your blood vessels, making them stiff, weak, and narrow (called “vasculitis”)
⦿ An allergic reaction to certain types of drugs (called “interstitial nephritis”)
⦿ A group of diseases (called “scleroderma”) that affect the connective tissue that supports your internal organs
⦿ Conditions that cause inflammation or damage to the kidney tubules, to the small blood vessels in the kidneys, or to the filtering units in the kidneys (such as “tubular necrosis,” “glomerulonephritis, “vasculitis” or “thrombotic microangiopathy”).
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