Acute Kidney Injury Practice Questions

10 questions to reinforce the AKI video: recognition and staging, urine sediment, fluids versus diuresis, obstruction, and interpreting kidney function tests.

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Defining AKI

Based on the measurements and time intervals provided, which patient definitively meets a KDIGO AKI criterion?

ACreatinine rises from 1.0 to 1.2 mg/dL over 24 hoursBCreatinine rises from 0.8 to 1.1 mg/dL over 36 hoursCCreatinine rises from 1.2 to 1.6 mg/dL over 10 daysDUrine output of 0.6 mL/kg/hr for 12 hoursECreatinine rises from 1.0 to 1.4 mg/dL over 5 days

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Return to Conan Liu’s AKI video when a concept needs another pass, then practice the matching flashcards in MendelMD.

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Selected references

Reviewed November 1, 2026. Uses established KDIGO AKI criteria; the 2026 public-review draft is not treated as a final guideline.