Which symptom suggests that a client is entering the maintenance phase of acute kidney injury (AKI)?
A)Onset of metabolic acidosis
B)Onset of diuresis
C)Increase in glomerular filtration rate
D)Decrease in serum potassium levels

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A)The maintenance phase of AKI is characterized by a significant fall in glomerular filtration rate (GFR)and tubular necrosis. Oliguria, azotemia, fluid retention, electrolyte imbalances, and metabolic acidosis may all develop. Also during this phase, impaired potassium excretion leads to hyperkalemia, or increased serum potassium levels. Onset of diuresis and an increasing glomerular filtration rate are suggestive of the recovery phase, not the maintenance phase.
B)The maintenance phase of AKI is characterized by a significant fall in glomerular filtration rate (GFR)and tubular necrosis. Oliguria, azotemia, fluid retention, electrolyte imbalances, and metabolic acidosis may all develop. Also during this phase, impaired potassium excretion leads to hyperkalemia, or increased serum potassium levels. Onset of diuresis and an increasing glomerular filtration rate are suggestive of the recovery phase, not the maintenance phase.
C)The maintenance phase of AKI is characterized by a significant fall in glomerular filtration rate (GFR)and tubular necrosis. Oliguria, azotemia, fluid retention, electrolyte imbalances, and metabolic acidosis may all develop. Also during this phase, impaired potassium excretion leads to hyperkalemia, or increased serum potassium levels. Onset of diuresis and an increasing glomerular filtration rate are suggestive of the recovery phase, not the maintenance phase.
D)The maintenance phase of AKI is characterized by a significant fall in glomerular filtration rate (GFR)and tubular necrosis. Oliguria, azotemia, fluid retention, electrolyte imbalances, and metabolic acidosis may all develop. Also during this phase, impaired potassium excretion leads to hyperkalemia, or increased serum potassium levels. Onset of diuresis and an increasing glomerular filtration rate are suggestive of the recovery phase, not the maintenance phase.

Which Symptom Suggests That a Client Is Entering the Maintenance