CHRONIC Kidney Failure

Question 1

Combinations of what drugs can cause analgesic Nephropathy?

Answer 1

Aspirin
NSAIDs
Phenacetin (not on the market anymore)
Paracetamol (common in europe)

Question 2

About how many daily grams of analgesics are required for kidney dysfunction to develop?

Answer 2

1g / day x 3 years

Question 3

What demographic in analgesic nephropathy most common in?

Answer 3

Women >45, with chronic pain syndromes

Question 4

Necrosis seen where on the kidney pathology is diagnostic for analgesic nephropathy?

Answer 4

Papillary