Renal Flashcards

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44 yo alcoholic man treated with intravenous fluids develops decreased urine output and flank pain. Biopsy reveals ballooning and vacuolar degeneration with oxalate crystals in tubular lumen. Whats the cause?

A

acute tubular necrosis due to ethylene glycol poisoning.

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