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A 65-year-old male patient is admitted with renal failure and is diagnosed with acute tubular necrosis. Which of the following is least likely to be the cause of acute tubular necrosis? A) Rhabdomyolysis B) Paracetamol poisoning C) Hypovolemia D) Hypertension E) Corticosteroid therapy Which is your aswer?

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almost 6 years ago

E: CORTICOSTEROIDS therapy, as there is not sufficient past history so we can not comment on A: rhebdomylosis.

almost 6 years ago

Hypertension

almost 6 years ago

I think HT is more likely to cause chronic problems rather than acute. The rest are precipitants of AKI which may lead to ATN.

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