Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2017
Poisoning caused by mercury (II) chloride (corrosive sublimate) occurred in the result of safety rules violation. In 2 days the patient’s diurnal diuresis became 620 ml. The patient developed headache, vomiting, convulsions, dyspnea; moist crackles are observed in the lungs. Name this pathology:
Answer options
- Chronic renal failure
- Acute renal failure
- Glomerulonephritis
- Pyelonephritis
- Uremic coma
Correct answer
Acute renal failure
Explanation
Acute renal failure is a sudden episode of kidney failure or kidney damage that happens within a few hours or a few days. AKI causes a build-up of waste products in your blood and makes it hard for your kidneys to keep the right balance of fluid in your body.
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