A patient is diagnosed with postrenal acute kidney injury (AKI). The nurse realizes that this type of kidney injury can be caused by what health problem?

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Postrenal AKI is caused by any obstruction that affects the flow of urine from the renal pelvis through the ureters, bladder, and urethra. Benign prostatic hypertrophy is a common cause of obstruction in males that leads to postrenal AKI. Hypovolemia, sepsis, and drug toxicity can cause prerenal or intrinsic AKI.

A Patient Is Diagnosed with Postrenal Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)