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See Also
- Acute renal failure
- Acute kidney injury
Codes
ICD09
- 584.5 Acute kidney failure with lesion of tubular necrosis
ICD10
- N17.0 Acute kidney failure with tubular necrosis
SNOMED
- 35455006 Acute tubular necrosis (disorder)
Clinical Pearls
- Suspect in patients with ARF with ischemia, toxins, or contrast-induced ARF
- Treat underlying disorder, optimize hemodynamics, and monitor renal function.
- Consult nephrologist early in course of ATN.
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