QuestionSBA
QuestionChoice
This is incorrect. Simvastatin can be used with caution in those with renal impairment: it is unlikely to cause AKI. Statins tend to affect the liver more than the kidneys.
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b
Simvastatin
QuestionChoice
This is incorrect. Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Although NSAIDs can cause or exacerbate AKI, it is unlikely to have caused AKI if given in topical form.
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c
Topical diclofenac gel
QuestionChoice
This is correct. ACE inhibitors are a known cause of AKI along with NSAIDs, aminoglycosides, angiotensin receptor blockers and diuretics.
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a
Ramipril
QuestionChoice
This is incorrect. Amlodipine is not known to cause or exacerbate an AKI.
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e
Amlodipine
QuestionChoice
This is incorrect. Mebeverine is not known to cause or exacerbate an AKI.
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d
Mebeverine
Concept
Chapter
2693
4435
ACE inhibitors
Topic
188
Renal Pharmacology
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A 50 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension, osteoarthritis, irritable bowel syndrome and high cholesterol is admitted to the ward with an acute kidney injury (AKI).

Which of the following medications could have caused her AKI?
a