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Pathogenesis

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The underlying pathology is not fully understood, however:

  • clinical setting of circulatory disturbance suggests a problem with renal perfusion
  • in animal models, occlusion of renal artery by a clamp or infusion of noradrenaline into the renal artery produces laboratory "ATN"

The renal medulla is often most severely affected in acute tubular necrosis - this may be due to interruption in the perfusion of what is normally a relatively hypoxic part of the kidney. In addition, renal arterioles are prone to excessive vasoconstriction.

There are two phases of ATN described:

  • an initial oliguric phase
  • a polyuric phase, during which the kidney produces large volumes of urine and gradually recovers its ability to concentrate urine.

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