Take aim at acute kidney injury with RIFLE criteria.

ACUTE kidney failure prevention; TREATMENT of acute kidney failure; WATER-electrolyte imbalances; NEPHRONS; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ACUTE kidney failure; BLOOD testing; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CREATININE; DIABETES; DIET therapy; FLUID therapy; GLOMERULAR filtration rate; HEMODIALYSIS; KIDNEY function tests; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; MEDICAL protocols; METABOLIC regulation; NURSING practice; NURSING assessment; NURSING specialties; PATIENT monitoring; POSTOPERATIVE care; RISK assessment; SEVERITY of illness index; SYMPTOMS; DIAGNOSIS; ANATOMY; DISEASE risk factors

The article focuses on the determination of acute kidney injury (AKI) with risk in renal dysfunction, injury to the kidney, failure of kidney function, loss of kidney function and end-stage kidney disease(RIFLE) criteria. Topics discussed include AKI is the reversible decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR), the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study, and the role of nurses in preventing AKI.