PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Davenport, Andrew
TI  - AKI in a Patient with Cirrhosis and Ascites
AID  - 10.2215/CJN.03390412
DP  - 2012 Dec 01
TA  - Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
PG  - 2041--2048
VI  - 7
IP  - 12
4099  - http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/content/7/12/2041.short
4100  - http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/content/7/12/2041.full
SO  - CLIN J AM SOC NEPHROL2012 Dec 01; 7
AB  - Acute deterioration in kidney function in a patient with cirrhosis and ascites presents a difficult management problem, and it is associated with increased mortality. In this Attending Rounds paper, a patient with oliguric AKI is presented to emphasize the role of laboratory and bedside tests that can establish a correct diagnosis and lead to appropriate management.