After the injection of furosemide in a diuretic renal imaging study, the washout activity from the collecting system has a clearance half-time of less than 10 minutes.This is most likely indicative of a(n)

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A dilated but unobstructed kidney can increase its urine flow rate in response to furosemide; therefore the washout of activity from the collecting system is in the normal range (t 11ea6816_3f5b_c74d_b611_51f8fb87bd64_TB6242_11 <10 minutes).

After the Injection of Furosemide in a Diuretic Renal Imaging