title: AKI in a patient with cirrhosis and ascites.
abstract: Acute deterioration in kidney function in a patient with cirrhosis and ascites presents a difficult management problem, and it is associated with increased mortality. In this Attending Rounds paper, a patient with oliguric AKI is presented to emphasize the role of laboratory and bedside tests that can establish a correct diagnosis and lead to appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: University College London Centre for Nephrology, The Royal Free Hospital, University College London, Medical School, London, United Kingdom. andrewdavenport@nhs.net
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davenport
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D020896:Hypovolemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008236:Lypressin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009846:Oliguria / Q000209:etiology; D019152:Paracentesis; D000077585:Terlipressin; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D008236:Lypressin; D000077585:Terlipressin; D003404:Creatinine