The nurse is caring for a patient who is recovering from septic shock. While in the ICU, the patient developed renal failure. Which type of renal failure did the patient most likely develop?
A) Prerenal
B) Renal
C) Post-renal
D) Mixed

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Vascular collapse and lack of blood flow to the kidneys from septic shock led to renal failure. The patient experienced prerenal failure because the cause was prior to the kidneys rather than damage to the kidneys itself or urinary structures.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Recovering