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B) Bladder scan- this lower than expected.
MORE INFO:
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This patient would be considered oliguric. This can lead to acute kidney injury
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You should be aiming for a urine output above 1 ml/kg/hr
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You would divide the patients weight by 2.2 to get kg for weight
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For this individual you would expect approx 450 ml
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“Due to the deleterious effects of declining renal function, there is an urgent need to prevent the development of AKI. Should AKI develop in the postoperative period, it is equally important to recognize it early and begin appropriate management.”(1)
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Oliguria has been defined as urine excretion less than 400 mL/day”(1)
REFERENCES:
1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447626/
