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.