Clinical utility of gray scale renal ultrasound in acute kidney injury

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Table 2 Etiology of acute kidney injury

Etiology	n (total 810 patients)	% of Total
Hypotension/prerenal	307	38
Acute tubular necrosis	263	32
Sepsis	50	6
Contrast-induced nephropathy	49	6
Nephrotoxic medication	41	5
Cardiorenal syndrome	21	3
Urinary tract obstruction	19	2
Rhabdomyolysis	14	2
Hepatorenal syndrome	13	2
Glomerulonephritis	13	2
Malignant hypertension	12	1
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura	6	<1
Renal vascular occlusion	2	<1

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