The AKI in patients with Covid-19 infection has been found to be a serious illness, the mortality rate among patients has been reported to vary between 20 and 76%.Kidney injury results from systemic effects of COVID-19 illness such as septic shock, or Nephrotoxins as well as from direct cytopathic effects of virus. Several electrolyte abnormalities (dysnatremias, hypo- and hyperkalemia, and hypocalcemia) are reported in patients with COVID-19 infection and may be a manifestation of renal injury due to COVID-19 illness or may be a result of other pathophysiology, e.g., syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH).
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