Urine Output Monitoring and Acute Kidney Injury in Mammalian Exotic Animal Critical Care

Stacey Leonatti Wilkinson

doi:10.1016/j.cvex.2023.05.005

Urine Output Monitoring and Acute Kidney Injury in Mammalian Exotic Animal Critical Care

Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2023 Sep;26(3):647-672. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2023.05.005. Epub 2023 Jun 9.

Author

Stacey Leonatti Wilkinson¹

Affiliation

¹ Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital of Georgia, 118 Pipemakers Circle Suite 110, Pooler, GA 31322, USA. Electronic address: drw@avianexotichospital.com.

PMID: 37302935
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2023.05.005

Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a sudden, severe decrease in kidney function which can occur in any species. There are various causes of AKI, some of which are seen in domestic species and some that are unique to exotics. Exotic animals present unique challenges with AKI management such as differences in anatomy and physiology, intravenous and urinary catheterization, repeated blood sampling, and their tendency to present in advanced states of illness. This article will discuss AKI, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for exotic companion mammals. The following article will discuss the same in non-mammalian patients.

Keywords: Acute; Diuretic; Exotic companion mammal; Fluid therapy; Kidney.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acute Kidney Injury* / diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury* / therapy
Acute Kidney Injury* / veterinary
Animals
Animals, Exotic*
Critical Care
Critical Illness / therapy
Mammals
Prognosis