Chapter 22- Acute Renal Failure

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IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ FIRST: This continuing education assessment requires that you first purchase the text book: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Please go to our home page: http://www.rxugace.com/ and click on “Books” for more information Prior To Registering for this assessment.

Upon completion of the corresponding textbook chapter in Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice and this on-line assessment, the reader should be able to:

1. Apply knowledge of the pathophysiology of acute renal failure to the development of a treatment plan.
2. Assess a patient’s kidney function based on clinical presentation, laboratory results, and urinary indices.
3. Identify pharmacotherapeutic outcomes and endpoints of therapy in a patient with acute renal failure.
4. Select pharmacotherapy to treat complications associated with acute renal failure.
5. Design a diuretic regimen that considers the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of the drug.
6. Develop strategies to minimize the occurrence of acute renal failure.
7. Monitor and evaluate the safety and efficacy of the therapeutic plan.

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