Kidney, acute renal failure NOS: Difference between revisions
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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*This code is for acute renal failure that is, by definition, "not otherwise specified". Thus [[Kidney, acute tubular necrosis (ATN)]] is not included in this code, because it is a SPECIFIC type of acute renal failure. | |||
*Acute renal failure is an old term. Nephrologists want us to use the term Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). | *Acute renal failure is an old term. Nephrologists want us to use the term Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). | ||
**The reason is that this entity, whatever it's called, includes the full range of levels of kidney injury from minor all the way up to complete renal shutdown. | **The reason is that this entity, whatever it's called, includes the full range of levels of kidney injury from minor all the way up to complete renal shutdown needing dialysis. | ||
**And yet another synonym is '''Acute Renal Insufficiency''' ([[ARI]]). | **And yet another synonym is '''Acute Renal Insufficiency''' ([[ARI]]). | ||
*The criteria for AKI are as follows: | *The criteria for AKI are as follows: | ||