The nurse clarifies that nephrotoxic drugs such as doxycycline and rifampin can cause kidney damage by:
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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