ARF (APACHE): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 09:53, 30 September 2009

Note: Information on this page applies to the APACHE II ARF checkbox only; for the diagnosis code of Acute Renal Failure see ARF (Diagnosis)

Put a check mark in ARF checkbox for APACHE if the following conditions are met:

patient is in ICU/Critical Care
for 8 hrs consecutively in the first 24 hrs of admission:
- creatinine > 133 mmols and
- urine < 135 cc

The ARF (Acute Renal Failure) checkbox is one component used to generate the APACHE II score.

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 '''''Note''': Information on this page applies to the '''[[:Category:APACHE II| APACHE II]] ARF checkbox''' only; for the diagnosis code of Acute Renal Failure see [[ARF (Diagnosis)]]
-The ARF ('''A'''cute '''R'''enal '''F'''ailure) checkbox is one component used to generate the [[[[:Category:APACHE II| APACHE II]] score.
+== Coding {{g | Guideline}} ==
 Put a check mark in ARF checkbox for APACHE if the following conditions are met:
 * patient is in ICU/Critical Care
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 ** urine < 135 cc
-{{Data Integrity Rules}}
+== Data Use ==
-There are a number of coding rules related to renal diagnoses, centralized info about them is in [[Renal Coding Considerations]].
+The ARF ('''A'''cute '''R'''enal '''F'''ailure) checkbox is one component used to generate the [[:Category:APACHE II| APACHE II]] score.
 ==Related Articles ==
 see [[:Category:Renal Problem]] for other renal problems
+== Data Integrity Rules ==
+{{Data Integrity Rules}}
+* [[Check ApARF CRF]]
+* [[Renal Coding Considerations]]
 [[Category:APACHE II Physiological Variables]]
 [[Category:Renal Problem]]