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A 40-year-old man is pulled from the ocean after a boating accident and resuscitated. Six hours later, the patient develops acute renal failure. Kidney biopsy reveals evidence of karyorrhexis and karyolysis in renal tubular epithelial cells. Which of the following biochemical events preceded these pathologic changes?

AActivation of Na+/K+ ATPase
BDecrease in intracellular calcium
CDecrease in intracellular pH
DIncrease in ATP production
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