Acute kidney injury x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]

Overview

There are no x-ray specific findings associated with AKI. However, X-ray may be used in diagnosis of fluid overload complicating AKI.

X Ray

There are no x-ray specific findings associated with AKI. However, AKI may lead to fluid overload leading to pulmonary edema.
Findings on an x-ray suggestive of pulmonary edema include:^[1]^[2]
- Kerley B lines or thickening of the interlobular septa
- Cephalization
- Increased cardio-thoracic ratio
- Peribronchial cuffing
- Thickening of the fissures
- Increased vascular markings
- Interstitial edema
- Bat wing opacities

References

↑ Pistolesi M, Miniati M, Milne EN, Giuntini C (September 1985). “The chest roentgenogram in pulmonary edema”. Clin. Chest Med. 6 (3): 315–44. PMID 3907943.
↑ Murray JF (February 2011). “Pulmonary edema: pathophysiology and diagnosis”. Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. 15 (2): 155–60, i. PMID 21219673.

Overview