308 Glomerular Diseases Flashcards

1
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Renal failure in Glomerulonephritis best correlates histologically with: (H20 C308 P2135)

A

Appearance of tubulointerstitial nephritis

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Light microscopy stain to enhance basement membrane structure (H20 C308 P2136)

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Jones-methenamine silver

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Light microscopy stain for amyloid deposits (H20 C308 P2136)

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Congo red

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Antibody that best correlates with the presence of renal disease in lupus (H20 C308 P2138)

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Anti-dsDNA

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5
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Definition of remission in lupus nephritis (H20 C308 P2138)

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Near-normal renal function

Proteinuria less than or equal to 330 mg/dL per day

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Lupus nephritis class predisposed to renal vein thrombosis (H20 C308 P2139)

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Class V

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Prognostic factor with the greatest predictive power for adverse renal outcomes in IgA nephropathy (H20 C308 P2140)

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Persistent proteinuria for 6 months or longer

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FSGS variant with better prognosis (H20 C308 P2143)

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Glomerular tip lesion

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Therapy for recurrent post-transplant FSGS (H20 C308 P2143)

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Plasmapheresis

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Most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in the elderly (H20 C308 P2144)

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Membranous glomerulonephritis

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Highest reported incidence of renal vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis among the nephrotic syndromes (H20 C308 P2144)

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Membranous glomerulonephritis

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Sensitive indicator for the presence of diabetes but correlates poorly with the presence or absence if clinically significant nephropathy (H20 C308 P2145)

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Thickening of the GBM

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Histologic finding that correlates with the subsequent risk of clinically significant nephropathy in diabetes (H20 C308 P2145)

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Degree of glomerular hyperfiltration

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14
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Skin biopsy finding in cholesterol emboli (H20 C308 P2148)

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Residual biconvex clefts in involved vessels

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15
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Some children with complement protein deficiencies express atypical HUS (aHUS), which can be treated with: (H20 C308 P2149)

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Liver transplant

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Most common hepatitis viral antigen in renal deposits (H20 C308 P2149)

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HBeAg