A patient is diagnosed with postrenal acute kidney injury (AKI). The nurse realizes that this type of kidney injury can be caused by what health problem?
1. benign prostatic hypertrophy
2. hypovolemia
3. sepsis
4. drug toxicity
Correct Answer: 1
Causes for postrenal AKI include calculi, cancer, external compression, benign prostatic hypertrophy, strictures, and blood clots. Hypovolemia, sepsis, and drug toxicity would be considered prerenal causes of AKI.
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