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A Patient Has Been Hospitalized for a Subtotal Gastrectomy

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A patient has been hospitalized for a subtotal gastrectomy.After the procedure, an infection developed that eventually had to be treated with gentamicin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic.After 3 days of administration, oliguria occurred, and subsequent laboratory values indicated elevated BUN and creatinine levels.The patient is transferred to the critical care unit with acute kidney injury (previously known as acute tubular necrosis) .Which dialysis method would be most appropriate for the patient's condition?


A) Peritoneal dialysis
B) Hemodialysis
C) Continuous renal replacement therapy
D) Continuous venovenous hemodialysis (CVVH)

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