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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Nephrol. 2017 Jul;37(4):378–385. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2017.05.010

Table 1.

Causes of AKI in Pregnancy

Pre-renal

  • Hypereremesis gravidarum

  • Hemorrhage

  • Heart Failure

Intra-renal

  • Acute tubular necrosis

  • Acute cortical necrosis

  • Acute fatty liver of pregnancy

  • Preeclampsia/HELLP

  • Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/ atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

  • Pyelonephritis

  • Amniotic fluid embolism

  • Pulmonary embolism

  • Lupus nephritis

  • Acute Interstitial Nephritis

Post-renal

  • Hydronephrosis due to uterine compression

  • Injury to ureters or bladder during C-section

  • Ureteral obstruction from stones or tumor

  • Obstruction at bladder outlet

HELLP, hemolysis, elevated liver function tests, low platelet count;