A 78-year-old patient is on multiple medications including a loop diuretic, ACE inhibitor, beta-blocker, and an NSAID. He develops acute kidney injury...

Question

A 78-year-old patient is on multiple medications including a loop diuretic, ACE inhibitor, beta-blocker, and an NSAID. He develops acute kidney injury. Which drug class is most implicated in precipitating renal failure when combined with diuretics and ACE inhibitors?

Accepted Answer

NSAIDs

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Proton pump inhibitors

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Calcium channel blockers

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Beta-blockers

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Statins

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Acute Kidney Injury

A 78-year-old patient is on multiple medications including a loop diuretic, ACE inhibitor, beta-blocker, and an NSAID. He develops acute kidney injury. Which drug class is most implicated in precipitating renal failure when combined with diuretics and ACE inhibitors?