A 35-year-old female was severely burned and is hospitalised. She is now suffering from acute tubular necrosis. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Prerenal
B. Intrarenal
C. Extrarenal
D. Postrenal
Answer: B
Renal System
- The main group of drugs used for the treatment of urinary incontinence are:
- If a person with hypertension does not respond well to a specific diuretic they could be prescribed combination therapy. These combinations may include:
- Loop diuretics inhibit the:
- Lack of voluntary control over urination is called:
- The composition of fluid in the collecting duct may be altered by:
- In order to maintain essential kidney function the glomerular filtration rate in a normal person is about:
- Which of the following is not considered to be a major renal process?
- Which is not a function of the kidney?
- The functional unit of the kidney is the:
- The urine passes from the kidneys to the bladder via the:
- Which diuretic is indicated in the treatment of conditions such as oedema in heart failure, and as an adjunct therapy to acute pulmonary oedema?
- Loop diuretics are particularly effective. Their site of action accounts for which proportion of reabsorption of sodium and chloride?
- Potassium-sparing diuretics:
- Which part of the nephron plays an important role in glomerular filtrate reabsorption?
- Common adverse effects of amiloride would include:
- The ascending limb of the Loop of Henle is more permeable to:
- Thiazide diuretics act in the:
- The loop of Henle is important in regulating:
- Frusemide is an example of a:
- In geriatric clients using diuretics, there is an increased risk of:
- Wilms tumors are found in the:
- A 60-year-old male is diagnosed with acute kidney injury. Which of the following lab values would be most consistent with this diagnosis?
- A 56-year-old male presents with flank pain and polyuria. Tests reveal that he has an enlarged prostate. Which of the following types of acute kidney injury is most likely to occur?
- A 42-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident during which he loses a lot of blood. He develops acute kidney injury caused by: