Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury

What are the signs and symptoms of a Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury?

• Abdominal pain
• Chest pain or pressure
• Confusion
• Dehydration
• Fatigue
• Fluid buildup in body
• High blood pressure
• Infrequent urination
• Nausea
• Epilepsy/Seizures
• Shortness of breath
• Slight backache
• Swelling in legs, ankles and around the eyes

What are the causes of a Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury?

Causes of acute kidney injury include:

Slow blood flow caused by:

• Blood or fluid loss
• Burns
• Heart attack or heart failure
• Low blood pressure
• Major surgery
• Organ failure
• Overuse of NSAID pain medicines (ibuprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen)
• Severe allergic reactions

Conditions:

• Certain kidney diseases or conditions, including hemolytic uremic syndrome
• Multiple myeloma cancer (cancerous plasma cells)
• Scleroderma (diseases that affect connective tissues that support internal organs)
• Sepsis (life-threatening infection)
• Inflamed blood vessels, or “vasculitis,” which can scar blood vessels, making them stiff, weak and narrow

Blockage of the urinary tract caused by:

• Blood clots in the urinary tract
• Cancer
• Kidney stones
• Nervous system problems that affect the bladder