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A 70-year-old woman is admitted with vomiting and diarrhoea from gastroenteritis. Over 24 hours her creatinine rises from 80 to 170 µmol/L, urine output falls and urinalysis shows bland sediment with high specific gravity. Blood pressure is low-normal and she appears clinically dehydrated. Which of the following is the most likely cause of her acute kidney injury?

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