druas
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A 20-year-old man is brought to the emergency department following a gunshot wound to the right flank. He sustains a cardiorespiratory arrest on the way to the hospital, but is resuscitated. On arrival, he is hypotensive, tachycardic, and has cold, clammy extremities. He is taken to the operating room for exploration and hemostasis. Intraoperatively, the kidney has been penetrated, and upon probing, the internal layers of the kidney are visible. Which of the following would be most likely to have been injured during this man’s cardiac arrest?
A. Cortex
B. Inner medulla
C. Major calyx
D. Medullary pyramid
E. Outer medulla
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| Geroo
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D. Medullary pyramid?
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| skyhigh
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a, b/c cortex most susceptible to ischemia? 
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| Natasa
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I would go with Medullary pyramids-D.
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| Dan Ivanov
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A, cortex most susceptible to ischemia, I'd say
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| docarchana
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i think D. is it right???????
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