Sunday, May 20, 2018

Contrast Induced Nephropathy

Q: Which of the following is the risk factor for Contrast Induced Nephropathy (CIN)

A) Hyperglycemia
B) Hypoglycemia


Answer: A

The important point to remember is that hyperglycemia increases the risk of CIN independent of a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) in a proportionally incremental manner! The mechanism for this independent risk from hyperglycemia without any association with DM is not fully understood but probably it is due to the osmotic effect of glucose.


#Nephrology



Reference:

Stolker JM, McCullough PA, Rao S, et al. Pre-procedural glucose levels and the risk for contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing coronary angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010; 55:1433.

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