CORRECT ANSWER IS A A. Cholestyramine is a resin that exchanges anions by way of its ammonium groups. It swaps chloride anions for bile acids in the lumen of the small intestine, resulting in bile acid complexes that are excreted fecally instead of being reabsorbed in the...
CORRECT ANSWER IS C This patient has ANCA positive microscopic polyangiitis and is in a clinical remission, with normal proteinuria and normal renal function. The remission has been induced with sequential cyclophosphamide and azathioprine therapy and the only outward...
Correct Answer is A A.Warfarin has been shown to cause AKI by multiple different mechanisms including atheroembolism, glomerular hemorrhage, tubular obstruction by RBC casts, and acute interstitial nephritis. It has been hypothesized that warfarin may dissolve the fibrin clot...
EXPLANATION Answer is B. patient has refractory tertiary hyperparathyroidism due to severe, persistent, elevation of serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) that is refractory to medical therapy. Severe cases may result in pathologic bone fractures, vascular calcification, or...
Answer is D Treatment of RVT in a patient with nephrotic syndrome and AKI includes local thrombolytic therapy with percutaneous catheter thrombectomy when there is a large clot burden (as in in this patient- clot extending to IVC), bilateral RVT, or a solitary kidney. Direct...
CORRECT ANSWER IS B 1.Progression to nephrotic syndrome at such a rapid pace is not typical of chronic diabetic nephropathy. 2. Avastin – Bevacizumab is a human monoclonal antibody against VEGF. It is known to cause is known to cause damage to endothelial cells that can lead to...
A. Patient most likely has amphotericin B induced nephrotoxicity due to use of Non liposomal preparation. Amphotericin can cause acute kidney injury both due to direct toxic effect on renal tubules and also also from renal vasoconstriction due to direct effect of amphotericin B...
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