The patient is admitted with acute kidney injury from a postrenal cause. Acceptable treatments for that diagnosis include: (Select all that apply.)
a. bladder catheterization.
b. increasing fluid volume intake.
c. ureteral stenting.
d. placement of nephrostomy tubes.
e. increasing cardiac output.
A, C, D
The location of the obstruction in the urinary tract determines the method by which the obstruction is treated and may include bladder catheterization, ureteral stenting, or the placement of nephrostomy tubes. Fluid volume intake may be recommended to treat prerenal causes of AKI. Increasing cardiac output would be indicated in certain prerenal causes of AKI.
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