Nephrology

1. The commonest cause of solute diuresis is:

2. All of the following can present as nephritic-nephrotic syndrome except:

3. Waxy casts are:

4. Chronic phenacetin intake may lead to:

5. Bilaterally palpable kidneys are found in alt except:

6. Which of the following is not a cause of ‘sterile pyuria’?

7. The most beneficial drug in enuresis is:

8. Alport’s syndrome is associated with all except:

9. Which of the following is not a typical association in adult polycystic kidney disease?

10. Regarding erythropoietin therapy in CRF, which is not correct?

11. Which of the following can decrease the antihypertensive effect of ACE inhibitors?

12. Which of the following is usually unresponsive to corticosteroid therapy?

13. All are true in ‘dialysis dementia’ except:

14. Peritoneal dialysis may be complicated by all except:

15. Nocturia is not found in:

16. Renal vein thrombosis in adults is seen in:

17. All are true regarding renal ischaemia except:

18. In a patient with diabetes mellitus having hypertension, serum creatinine of 3.1 mg/dl and a plasma potassium of 5.8 mEq/L are best treated with which antihypertensive agent?

19. Which does not produce ‘sterile pyuria’?

20. In a severely uraemic patient, which of the following would indicate chronic renal failure?

21. Which is false regarding Berger’s disease?

22. Acute tubular necrosis is found in all except:

23. Absolute contraindications of renal transplantation are all except:

24. Which of the following commonly affects kidneys?

25. Renal tubular acidosis is not seen in:

26. Which of the following does not produce red urine?

27. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is not produced as a result of:

28. Transient deafness is most commonly associated with:

29. Dehydration should be strictly avoided before performing IVP in:

30. All of the following may give rise to Fanconi’s syndrome except:

31. Positive Rothera’s test in urine is found in all except:

32. A child with rickets, nephrocalcinosis, hyperchloraemic acidosis and alkaline urine is suffering from:

33. Streptococcal pyoderma may be associated with all except:

34. Prognosis of which of the following is excellent?

35. Heavy proteinuria associated with haematuria is suggestive of:

Urinary clearance of IgG compared with transferrin is found to be <10 in:

37. IgA nephropathy commonly presents with:

38. In stage S chronic kidney disease (CKD), the GFR falls below:

39. All are true in acute renal failure (ARF) except:

40. Commonest histological variety of nephrotic syndrome in adult is:

41. Complications of AGN include all except:

42. Which of the following is false in nephritic-nephrotic syndrome?

43. Increased plasma urea/creatinine is found in alt except:

44. AGN may be produced by alt except:

45. Nephrotic syndrome may be associated with hypertension in all except:

46. Renal tubular acidosis may be due to:

47. Wilms’ tumour is characterised by all except:

48. Hyperuricaemia is not a feature of:

49. Which of the following is not a guanidino compound?

50. Absolute indication for dialysis: