Friday, September 30, 2011

AKI QUIZ

32 yo man presented with kidney failure.  His tox screen was positive for cocaine. He was normotensive and physical exam was unremarkable. BUN was 52 mg/dL and Cr 8.1 mg/dL.  Sodium was 139 mEq/L, potassium 4.9 mEq/L, chloride 103 mEq/L and bicarbonate 17 mEq/L.  Calcium was 8.0, Urinalysis had 1+ protein, 3-5 WBC/hpf and 1-3 RBC/hpf.  Envelope shaped and needle-like crystals were noted on sediment. Renal ultrasound was negative for obstruction.

The renal biopsy proves that the diagnosis is:
A. Kappa light chain cast nephropathy
B. Acute phosphate nephropathy
C. Ethylene glycol toxicity
D. Primary hyperoxaluria, Type I
E. Rhabdomyolysis