Diabetic patient who presents as new patient

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You have a diabetic patient who presents as a new patient and you are reviewing their medical records, they tell you they have "kidney problems" and you look at the labs in the big stack of papers they brought with them. You see their baseline creatinine is 2.5 mg/dL and their last urinalysis showed positive protein. A 24 hour urine protein was collected and showed 2 grams of protein collected in the urine. The patient is on lisinopril and insulin therapy with an HbA1c of 8.2%. Which type of renal failure does the patient most likely have? Group of answer choices Polycystic kidney disease. Nephritic syndrome due to IgA Severe dehydration. Diabetic nephropathy.

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