How can nephrotoxic drugs such as doxycycline and rifampin cause kidney damage?
a. Bacterial destruction of the nephrons
b. Chemical alterations of glomeruli
c. Necrosis of tubules from reduction of oxygenation
d. "Clumping" of cellular debris from killed bacteria
B
Nephrotoxic drugs may chemically alter the glomeruli, which make them ineffective.
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