Options For Treating Azotemia

Medication

Azotemia is unlike other conditions when it comes to taking medicine. This is because medications may cause or aggravate the condition rather than help it. Illegal drugs can also cause azotemia. When azotemia is caused by drugs (called a nephrotoxic drug), it's usually prerenal azotemia or intrarenal azotemia.

If medicine is used to treat azotemia, it would most likely be administered through an IV while the patient is hospitalized. The primary focus of this type of medication is to reduce the toxins in the bloodstream. This can sometimes be done by using medicine that raises the patient's blood pressure and boosts the heart's function. If a patient's medicines are causing the azotemia, alternative medicines are found to replace them.