Renal Replacement Therapy
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Acute Kidney Injury — Introduction to Critical Care Nursing▶ 5:58ExactlyOr they are so sick, they already require a machine for renal replacement therapyNow, if we don't fix that pre -renal hemorrhage fast enough, the kidney tissue starts starving for oxygen, rightManagement of Patients with Kidney Disorders — Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing▶ 2:37That's the point where, well, where the kidneys have essentially given upIt's the point where kidney function is so minimal that renal replacement therapy, RRT, is required simply to maintain lifeYou can't survive without itAcute Kidney Injury & Chronic Kidney Disease — Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems▶ 13:43Early referral to an nephrologist helpsThe goals are to preserve remaining kidney function, aggressively manage cardiovascular risk factors, prevent complications, and prepare for eventual renal replacement therapy…What about medications