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Cases | A Patient with New Onset Azotemia
What broad categories of diagnostic possibilities need to be considered in a patient with acute renal failure?
What unique aspects of this individual patient place him at risk for prerenal, post renal and intrinsic renal etiologies for his acute renal failure?
How does the urinalysis help in your differential diagnosis? What other diagnostic information would you request at this point?
Does this patient need a renal biopsy? Explain why or why not?
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