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04-23-2012, 02:48 PM
In addition she is somewhat elderly also!
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05-15-2012, 04:21 AM
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one of the causes of hyperkalemia is NSAID
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03-04-2015, 07:13 PM
This is an old thread but I found out no proper explanation, so I add here for someone google and end up here like me.
The answer is C
NSAIDs can cause both prerenal and intrinsic renal AKI. In this case prerenal - because its effect of AFFERENT ARTERIOLE CONSTRICTION. It will be especially exaggerated in this setting- CHF and diuretic use.
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03-05-2015, 09:21 PM
nsaids can contribute to prerenal azotemia by inhibiting renal vasodilatory prostaglandins especially in the setting of CHF
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