SDMS CME Credit – Can Multi-organ Sonographic Parameters Predict Mortality in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury?

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Article: Can Multi-organ Sonographic Parameters Predict Mortality in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury?

Authors: Mehmet Ali Aslaner, MD, Mahi Nur Cerit, MD, and Şaban Esen, MD

Category: Abdominal [AB]

Credit: 0.50 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article, you should be able to:

• Describe the sonographic parameters used in this study to predict mortality in patients with acute kidney injury.

• List the parameters that were found to be associated with a 1-month mortality rate.

• Explain the methods, predictive parameters, and sonographic assessment approaches used in this study.

1. According to the article, the most prevalent cause of ascites was:

2. B. Cirrhosis

3. C. Sepsis

4. D. Hypertension

Of the 23 multi-organ sonographic parameters used in this study, how many of them were cardiac specific?

A. 11

B. 6

C. 3

D. 2

Diffuse ascites was noted when free fluid was present in how many of the three areas: right peritoneal space, left peritoneal space, and pelvic cavity?

A. 4

B. 3

C. 2

D. 1

The most powerful sonographic parameter as a predictor of mortality was:

A. Cortical thickness

B. Bilateral effusions

C. Diffuse ascites

D. LV basal diameter

The 1-month mortality rate of the 165 patients in this study was:

A. 78.6%

B. 70.2%

C. 40.5%

D. 24.2%