Which intervention should be included in the nursing plan of care for a patient with prerenal acute kidney injury?
A) Provide intravenous fluids.
B) Administer antihypertensive medication.
C) Limit fluid intake.
D) Prepare for dialysis.
A) Provide intravenous fluids.
Explanation: A) In prerenal AKI, any significant drop in blood pressure from the individual's baseline should be managed aggressively to avoid prerenal injury. Fluid resuscitation is the most common treatment in resolving prerenal AKI. Overdiuresis of heart failure and provision of heart failure medications for individuals with volume depletion can initiate prerenal AKI.
B) In prerenal AKI, any significant drop in blood pressure from the individual's baseline should be managed aggressively to avoid prerenal injury. Fluid resuscitation is the most common treatment in resolving prerenal AKI. Overdiuresis of heart failure and provision of heart failure medications for individuals with volume depletion can initiate prerenal AKI.
C) In prerenal AKI, any significant drop in blood pressure from the individual's baseline should be managed aggressively to avoid prerenal injury. Fluid resuscitation is the most common treatment in resolving prerenal AKI. Overdiuresis of heart failure and provision of heart failure medications for individuals with volume depletion can initiate prerenal AKI.
D) In prerenal AKI, any significant drop in blood pressure from the individual's baseline should be managed aggressively to avoid prerenal injury. Fluid resuscitation is the most common treatment in resolving prerenal AKI. Overdiuresis of heart failure and provision of heart failure medications for individuals with volume depletion can initiate prerenal AKI.
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