Abstract
The cases of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) are rising both in our field and in the world. This is due to the increase in the survival of critically ill patients who are submitted to multiple nephrotoxic agents, such as contrasted exams and medications, as well as their own underlying causes, such as surgeries, shock, and rhabdomyolysis. In Brazil, we also have the causes of AKI due to tropica…