Nephrology Question 38

A 67 year old female is admitted with congestive heart failure and angina. She is started on diuretics and an ACE inhibitor and then undergoes cardiac catheterization. Her creatinine on admission was 150 and rose to 400 three days later.

List five potential causes for the decline in her renal function.


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