Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Acute kidney injury in obstetrics: Varied pathologies and outcomes.

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Somashekhar HK, Chandrashekhar Shrivastava, Pragyan Paramita Pradhan, Pavan Bhargava Chandramohan

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Background: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is the sudden loss of renal function. Multiple causes of AKI exist that include those that afflict the general population, and those that are associated with pregnancy. AKI in pregnancy is of particular challenge as there are physiological alterations of renal function in pregnancy. The diagnosis is by abnormalities of renal function tests in addition to the abnormalities reflecting underlying pathologies. Management depends on underlying causes and the prognosis can often be positive. Material and methods: We present three cases of AKI in pregnancy, their evaluation and management

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