A patient with glomerulonephritis develops acute kidney injury. Which form of kidney injury has occurred?

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Glomerulonephritis is a form of intrarenal (within the kidney) injury as it affects the structures inside the kidney such as glomeruli. The acute kidney injury that develops is also likely to be intrarenal. Prerenal injury is caused by decreased blood flow to the kidneys, while postrenal injury is caused by obstruction of urine flow out of the kidneys.

A Patient with Glomerulonephritis Develops Acute Kidney Injury