A Patient Admitted with Sepsis Has Had Several Episodes of Severe

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient admitted with sepsis has had several episodes of severe hypotension. Laboratory results indicate a BUN 50 mg/dl (10.7 mmol/L) , serum creatinine 2.0 mg/dl (177 µmol/L) , urine sodium 70 mEq/L (70 mmol/L) , urine specific gravity 1.010, and cellular casts and debris in the urine. The nurse knows these findings are consistent with

• A) chronic renal insufficiency.
• B) prerenal failure.
• C) postrenal failure.
• D) acute tubular necrosis.

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