[M] Quiz - Renal Diseases Flashcards
Most glomerular disorders are caused by:
A. Sudden drops in blood pressure
B. Immunologic disorders
C. Exposure to toxic substances
D. Bacterial infections
B. Immunologic disorders
Dysmorphic RBC casts would be a significant finding with all of the following except:
A. Goodpasture syndrome
B. AGN
C. Chronic pyelonephritis
D. Henoch-Schönlein purpura
C. Chronic pyelonephritis
Occasional episodes of macroscopic hematuria over periods of 20 or more years are seen in patients with:
A. Crescentic glomerulonephritis
B. IgA nephropathy
C. Nephrotic syndrome
D. GPA
B. IgA nephropathy
Antiglomerular basement membrane antibody is seen with:
A. GPA
B. IgA nephropathy
C. Goodpasture syndrome
D. Diabetic nephropathy
C. Goodpasture syndrome
ANCA is diagnostic for:
A. IgA nephropathy
B. GPA
C. Henoch-Schönlein purpura
D. Goodpasture syndrome
B. GPA
Respiratory and renal symptoms are associated with all of the following except:
A. IgA nephropathy
B. GPA
C. Henoch-Schönlein purpura
D. Goodpasture syndrome
A. IgA nephropathy
The presence of fatty casts is associated with all of the following except:
A. Nephrotic syndrome
B. FSGS
C. Nephrogenic DI
D. MCD
C. Nephrogenic DI
The highest levels of proteinuria are seen with:
A. Alport syndrome
B. Diabetic nephropathy
C. IgA nephropathy
D. NS
D. NS
Ischemia frequently produces:
A. Acute renal tubular necrosis
B. MCD
C. Renal glycosuria
D. Goodpasture syndrome
A. Acute renal tubular necrosis
A disorder associated with polyuria and low specific gravity is:
A. Renal glucosuria
B. MCD
C. Nephrogenic DI
D. FSGS
C. Nephrogenic DI
An inherited disorder producing a generalized defect in tubular reabsorption is:
A. Alport syndrome
B. AIN
C. Fanconi syndrome
D. Renal glycosuria
C. Fanconi syndrome
A teenage boy who develops gout in his big toe and has a high serum uric acid should be monitored for
A. Fanconi syndrome
B. Renal calculi
C. Uromodulin-associated kidney disease
D. Chronic interstitial nephritis
C. Uromodulin-associated kidney disease
The only protein produced by the kidney is:
A. Albumin
B. Uromodulin
C. Uroprotein
D. Globulin
B. Uromodulin
The presence of RTE cells and casts is an indication of:
A. AIN
B. CGN
C. MCD
D. ATN
D. ATN
Differentiation between cystitis and pyelonephritis is aided by the presence of:
A. WBC casts
B. RBC casts
C. Bacteria
D. Granular casts
A. WBC casts
The presence of WBCs and WBC casts with no bacteria is indicative of:
A. Chronic pyelonephritis
B. ATN
C. AIN
D. Both B and C
C. AIN
ESRD is characterized by all of the following except:
A. Hypersthenuria
B. Isosthenuria
C. Azotemia
D. Electrolyte imbalance
A. Hypersthenuria
Prerenal acute renal failure could be caused by:
A. Massive hemorrhage
B. ATN
C. AIN
D. Malignant tumors
A. Massive hemorrhage
The most common component of renal calculi is:
A. Calcium oxalate
B. Magnesium ammonium phosphate
C. Cystine
D. Uric acid
A. Calcium oxalate
Urinalysis on a patient with severe back pain being evaluated for renal calculi would be most beneficial if it showed:
A. Heavy proteinuria
B. Low specific gravity
C. Uric acid crystals
D. Microscopic hematuria
D. Microscopic hematuria
