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Acute Kidney Injury in In Paediatrics

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Management<br />

General pr<strong>in</strong>ciples of “secondary” AKI prevention <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />

• Recognition of underly<strong>in</strong>g risk factors that predispose patients to<br />

AKI e.g.<br />

• Chronic kidney disease,<br />

• Age,<br />

• Diabetes,<br />

• Cardiac or liver dysfunction;<br />

• Nephrotoxic agents.<br />

• Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance of renal perfusion,<br />

• Avoidance of nephrotox<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> high-risk patients

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