AKI is described as a clinical syndrome due to a sudden (within hours to a maximum of seven days)decrease in renal function to the point that waste products accumulate in the body. AKI causes structural damage and loss of function.
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Chronic kidney disease
A person with a glomerular filtration rate below 60 ml/minute /1.73meter square for at least three months is diagnosed as suffering from chronic kidney disease.
Kidney damage is defined as histopathological abnormalities of the kidney or markers of damage with blood and urine abnormalities. The albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) equals or exceeds 30.