Acute Kidney Injury
Pre-Test for Acute Kidney Injury
Jennifer Kong and Lyz Boyd
1. True or False? Urine production decreases in acute kidney injury.
- True
- False
2. Finish the following sentence. A key criteria to diagnose acute kidney injury is:
- Low blood pressure (hypotension)
- Protein in the urine (proteinuria)
- Flank pain (lower back pain)
- Increased creatinine in the blood
- Confusion
3. Fill in the blanks with the following words.
angiotensin II, nephrons, K+, creatinine
Kidneys are responsible for filtering the blood and removing wastes such as _____. The kidneys are made of millions of individual functional units known as _____. These units are also responsible for fluid homeostasis by controlling the amount of fluid that is reabsorbed, using hormones such as _____. What fluid is not reabsorbed will be eliminated, along with wastes and undesirable ions such as _____ and acids.
4. Which of the following diseases can cause acute kidney injury by causing glomerulonephritis?
- Chronic high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Kidney stone
- Hypovolemic shock (e.g. hemorrhage)
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)
Answer Key
- True
- Increased creatinine in the blood
- Kidneys are responsible for filtering the blood and removing wastes such as creatinine. The kidneys are made of millions of individual functional units known as nephrons. These units are also responsible for fluid homeostasis by controlling the amount of fluid that is reabsorbed, using hormones such as angiotensin II. What fluid is not reabsorbed will be eliminated, along with wastes and undesirable ions such as K+ and acids.
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)
