What are the risk factors associated with the development of AKI in critically ill adults?

What will be an ideal response?


• age > 75 years
• CKD
• cardiac failure
• liver disease
• diabetes
• nephrotoxic medications
• sepsis
• hypovolemia

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A. 500 B. 700 C. 1,000 D. 1,200

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The energy expended to digest and store nutrients is called:

A. basal metabolic rate (BMR) B. resting energy expenditure (REE) C. resting metabolic rate (RMR) D. thermic effect of food (TEF)

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The introduction of iodized salt in the 1920s dramatically reduced rates of ________ in the United States.

A. hypogonadism B. anemia C. goiter D. pellagra

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How does the diet of the centenarians from the islands of Okinawa compare to that of most U.S. adults?

a. U.S. adults consume more seafood but fewer saturated fats. b. Okinawans consume more vegetables but fewer calories. c. U.S. adults consume more fruits but fewer calories. d. Okinawans consume more calories but fewer sweets. e. U.S. adults consume more foods with high antioxidant levels.

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