Question

A 68-year-old woman is admitted with acute kidney injury after starting an NSAID while on ramipril and a thiazide diuretic. She is mildly dehydrated with creatinine rising from 90 µmol/L baseline to 220 µmol/L. There is no obstruction on ultrasound. What is the most appropriate initial management?

Accepted Answer

Stop the NSAID and ACE inhibitor, correct volume depletion and monitor renal function

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Continue all current medications and observe

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Commence high-dose intravenous frusemide

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Start renal replacement therapy immediately

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Perform renal biopsy urgently

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