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Nephro - Next step
harry206 - 06-06-09 05:44
You admit a 46-year-old woman, who is your medical partner's patient, to the hospital for the evaluation of an acute deterioration in renal function. She was seen by your partner, who is now on vacation, 2 days earlier for some mild upper respiratory complaints including sore throat, cough, and fever. He prescribed cephalexin and sent her home. Today, as you are reviewing all of the laboratory data that returned in the past couple of days, you notice that this patient has a blood urea nitrogen level of 67 mg/dL and a creatinine level of 2.1 mg/dL. You call her and tell her to meet you at the hospital for further evaluation. On admission her blood urea nitrogen level is 109 mg/dL and creatinine level is 4.2 mg/dL. The most appropriate study to order at this time is
harry206 - 06-06-09 05:44
You admit a 46-year-old woman, who is your medical partner's patient, to the hospital for the evaluation of an acute deterioration in renal function. She was seen by your partner, who is now on vacation, 2 days earlier for some mild upper respiratory complaints including sore throat, cough, and fever. He prescribed cephalexin and sent her home. Today, as you are reviewing all of the laboratory data that returned in the past couple of days, you notice that this patient has a blood urea nitrogen level of 67 mg/dL and a creatinine level of 2.1 mg/dL. You call her and tell her to meet you at the hospital for further evaluation. On admission her blood urea nitrogen level is 109 mg/dL and creatinine level is 4.2 mg/dL. The most appropriate study to order at this time is
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