GIM Question 35

A 40 year-old patient is admitted to your ward with a creatinine of 300. You notice that her creatinine one month ago was 95. She states that she has been “very sick” for the past week at home, and decided it was time to come to the hospital.

What steps would you take to further investigate the cause of this person’s acute kidney injury?


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