A 42-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident during which he loses a lot of blood.The nurse realizes he is in acute renal failure caused by:
A) Kidney stones
B) Immune complex deposition in the glomerulus
C) Inadequate renal blood flow
D) Obstruction of the proximal tubule

Question

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With blood loss,renal failure is due to inadequate blood flow.
Kidney stones will lead to postrenal renal failure.
Intrarenal renal failure is due to glomerular nephritis.
Blood loss would not cause obstruction of the proximal tubule.

A 42-Year-Old Male Is Involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident