| Conditions that place patients at risk for this condition include untreated prerenal azotemia and the use of nephrotoxic drugs or exposure to other nephrotoxins. |
| Postrenal azotemia and hydronephrosis can be observed following the obstruction of urine flow through one or both ureters. |
| When edema has resolved, maximum daily weight loss should be about 0.5 kg, to avoid azotemia due to intravascular volume depletion. |
| Calcitonin may be used in patients with azotemia and those with limited cardiac reserve in whom intravenous fluids may be contraindicated. |
| If used to estimate degree of impairment, serum creatinine concentrations should reflect a steady state of renal azotemia. |
| Side effects not frequently reported for other patient populations included exacerbation of peripheral and pulmonary edema and worsening azotemia. |
