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Demented elderly man with generalized edema, no fever, normal blood pressure
Blood sample show Creatinine = 2mg/dl, BUN = 65mg/dl
Which is the diagnosis ?
A. Acute tubular necrosis
B. Congestive haert failure
C. Low protein intake
D. Prostatic hyperplasia
E. Severe liver disease
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| ssrpk
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E- severe liver disease ????????????
is it pointing towards hepato-renal syndrome?
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| phuluong2k
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The answer is D
BUN / creatinine > 30 :arrow: It is pre-renal or post -renal failure
In pure pre-renal failure, creatinine is normal, post-renal failure creatinine is elevated
I have confusion of this, Any one has a mnemonic for this bug ?
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| ssrpk
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well creatinine increases either it is prerenal,renal or postrenal.....
it correlates with GFR....
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