Prerenal causes of kidney failure - the Acute Kidney Injury series

In the Acute Kidney Injury series you'll learn the bare essentials regarding acute kidney injury . acute renal failure. This video covers the most important group of causes to diagnose immediately: prerenal kidney injury. Why is it important to distinguish this etiology as soon as possible? Because this means that the extent of the kidney injury is probably still reversible! You've got a kidney to save here! This video teaches you how. Calculators: Fractional excretion of sodium: Fractional excretion of urea: Other videos: ◆ Hyponatremia: ◆ Hyponatremia - example case: ◆ The fractional excretion of sodium: ◆ Hypokalemia: ◆ Hyperkalemia: ◆ Rhabdomyolysis: ◆ The Pharmacokinetics Series: