title: Management of postrenal azotemia.
abstract: Postrenal azotemia is a potentially life-threatening consequence of urinary obstruction Its most serious consequences include fluid volume deficits, hyperkalemia, and metabolic acidosis. Immediate therapy should be directed at restoring urine flow, correcting extracellular fluid volume deficits, minimizing the cardiac toxicity of hyperkalemia, and ameliorating the cardiovascular effects of metabolic acidosis. Most patients respond quickly and completely to such therapeutic intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Polzin
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bartges
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000097:blood; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine; D009584:Nitrogen