What Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is and factors that influence its development. The learner will be able to discuss the RIFLE, AKIN, and KDIGO criteria for assessing AKI
Physiologic principles of urine production and discuss how cardiopulmonary bypass effects urine production and the potential development of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Use of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) therapy and debate the use of CRRT as continuous dialysis
Deeper look at Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration and examine the advantages of CVVH over Intermittent Hemodialysis for the removal of pro-inflammatory mediators
Joe Basha, CCP and Minh Tran, CCP review what Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration (CVVH) is and the differences between CVVH and Intermittent Hemodialysis (IHD)