Nephrology Home Internal Medicine 0% 0 votes, 0 avg 11 Nephrology 1 / 50 1. Fabry’s disease is not related to: A. Premature coronary artery disease B. Accumulation of tryptophan C. Corneal dystrophy D. As a result of deficiency of a-galactosidase 2 / 50 2. Recurrent haematuria is not classically seen in: A. Berger’s disease B. Sickle cell disease C. Diabetes mellitus D. Haemophilia 3 / 50 3. Chronic phenacetin intake may lead to: A. Cortical necrosis B. Papillary necrosis C. Glomerulosclerosis D. Tubular necrosi 4 / 50 4. Which of the following certainly diagnoses a renal lump? A. Slight movement with respiration B. Bimanual palpability C. Ballottement D. Band of colonic resonance 5 / 50 5. Transient deafness is most commonly associated with: A. Ethacrynic acid B. Bumetanide C. Hydrochlorthiazide D. Spironolactone 6 / 50 6. Complications of AGN include all except: A. Congestive cardiac failure B. Respiratory tract infections C. Acute renal failure D. Hypertensive encephalopathy 7 / 50 7. All are true in urethral syndrome except: A. Predominantly affects females B. Antibiotics are always indicated C. Post-coital urethral congestion may be an etiology D. No bacteria are cultured from urine 8 / 50 8. Which is false regarding Goodpasture’s disease? A. Pulmonary haemorrhage B. Antibody to glomerular basement membrane antigen C. Low serum complement level D. Glomerulonephritis 9 / 50 9. The urine in obligatory diuresis following relief of urinary obstruction is: A. Concentrated B. Low in sodium C. Dilute and alkaline D. Highly acidic 10 / 50 10. Which is true in prerenal azotaemia? A. Urine specific gravity >1018 B. Urine creatinine to plasma creatinine ratio < 20 C. Urine Na+ concentration >20 mmol/L D. Plasma BUN to creatinine ratio < 10 11 / 50 11. Isolated haematuria is not found in: A. Papillary necrosis B. Sickle cell nephropathy C. Renal tuberculosis D. Acute glomerulonephritis 12 / 50 12. Struvite stone is usually a result of urinary infection by: A. Klebsiella B. Pseudomonas C. Proteus D. Staphylococcus 13 / 50 13. All are true in ‘dialysis dementia’ except: A. Raised intracranial tension B. Myoclonus C. Related to aluminium toxicity D. Seizures 14 / 50 14. The most beneficial drug in enuresis is: A. Trimipramine B. Chlorpromazine C. Haloperidol D. Fluoxetine 15 / 50 15. Cure of chronic prostatitis is done by: A. Total prostatectomy B. Quinolones C. Macrolides D. 3rd generation cephalosporins 16 / 50 16. Acute tubular necrosis is found in all except: A. Abruptio placentae B. Cisplatin-induced C. Weil’s disease D. Rhabdomyolysis 17 / 50 17. Balanoposthitis is not associated with: A. Diabetes mellitus B. Trichomoniasis C. Phimosis D. Peyronie’s disease 18 / 50 18. Polyuria is produced by all of the following except: A. Hypercalcaemia B. Chronic renal failure C. Congestive cardiac failure D. Diabetes insipidus 19 / 50 19. Complement C3 is characteristically low in all except: A. Focal glomerulosclerosis B. SLE C. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis D. Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis 20 / 50 20. Which does not produce ‘sterile pyuria’? A. Renal transplant rejection B. Cyclophosphamide administration C. UTI by Proteus D. Pregnancy 21 / 50 21. Which of the following commonly affects kidneys? A. Takayasu’s arteritis B. Temporal arteritis C. Microscopic polyarteritis D. Rheumatoid arthritis 22 / 50 22. Which of the following is not a guanidino compound? A. Carnitine B. Guanidino-succinic acid C. Creatinine D. Creatine 23 / 50 23. Bartter’s syndrome should not have: A. Normotension B. Hypokalemia C. Acidosis D. Elevated plasma renin activity 24 / 50 24. All are recognised causes of chronic renal failure (CRF) except: A. Hypertension B. Obstructive uropathy C. Snakebite D. Diabetes mellitus 25 / 50 25. Oliguria is: A. < 50 ml urine/24 h B. < 400 mL urine/24 h C. < 200 ml urine/24 h D. < 100 ml urine/24 h 26 / 50 26. Which is false regarding Berger’s disease? A. Recurrent haematuria B. Raised Serum IgA C. It may represent a form of Henoch-Schonlein purpura D. Reduced Complement level 27 / 50 27. All of the following are complications of chronic pyelonephritis except: A. Hypertension B. Renal calculi C. Chronic renal failure D. Septicaemia 28 / 50 28. The most important diagnostic point in favour of CRF by USG is: A. Diminished ultrasonic density of cortex B. Renal pelvis full of urine C. Loss of corticomedullary differentiation D. Increase in size of kidney 29 / 50 29. Each kidney contains approximately: A. 10 million nephrons B. 10 thousand nephrons C. 1 million nephrons D. Hundred thousand nephrons 30 / 50 30. The commonest organism producing acute pyelonephritis is: A. Klebsiella B. E. coli C. Streptococcus D. Staphylococcus 31 / 50 31. Heavy proteinuria associated with haematuria is suggestive of: A. Renal artery thrombosis B. Papillary necrosis C. Interstitial nephritis D. Renal vein thrombosis 32 / 50 32. Which of the following metal is not responsible for the development of nephrotic syndrome? A. Iron B. Mercury C. Lead D. Gold 33 / 50 33. Which of the following can decrease the antihypertensive effect of ACE inhibitors? A. NSAIDs B. Digoxin C. Furosemide D. Thiazides 34 / 50 34. Broad casts are found in: A. Chronic renal failure (CRF) B. Acute glomerulonephritis C. Urinary tract infection D. Analgesic nephropathy 35 / 50 35. All of the following may give rise to RPGN except: A. SLE B. Goodpasture’s disease C. Wilson’s disease D. Subacute bacterial endocarditis 36 / 50 36. Absolute contraindications of renal transplantation are all except: A. Hepatitis C infection with chronic hepatitis B. Active malignancy C. HIV infection D. Previous sensitisation to donor tissue 37 / 50 37. Dehydration should be strictly avoided before performing IVP in: A. Lymphoma B. Acute myeloid leukemia C. Multiple myeloma D. Renal cell carcinoma 38 / 50 38. Chronic interstitial nephritis may lead to all of the following except: A. Hypertension B. Small kidneys C. Acidosis D. Hypokalemia 39 / 50 39. Hyperuricaemia is not a feature of: A. Fanconi’s syndrome B. Lactic acidosis C. Active psoriasis D. Nicotinic acid therapy 40 / 50 40. Which of the following is not a typical association in adult polycystic kidney disease? A. VSD B. Polycythaemia C. Nephrolithiasis D. Berry aneurysms 41 / 50 41. Commonest histological variety of nephrotic syndrome in adult is: A. Mesangial proliferative B. Membranous nephropathy C. Focal glomerulosclerosis D. Minimal change lesion 42 / 50 42. Wilms’ tumour is characterised by all except: A. Renal lump with smooth surface B. Commonest renal malignancy C. Haematuria D. Pain abdomen 43 / 50 43. The commonest presentation of renal cell carcinoma is: A. Haematuria B. Distant metastasis C. Flank pain D. Palpable abdominal mass 44 / 50 44. All of the following are associated with hypercalciuria except: A. Sarcoidosis B. Hyperparathyroidism C. Progressive systemic sclerosis D. Milk-alkali syndrome 45 / 50 45. Acidic urine is produced in: A. High vegetarian diet B. Chronic renal failure C. Renal tubular acidosis D. UTI by Proteus 46 / 50 46. Which of the renal stones is radiolucent? A. Uric acid B. Triple phosphate C. Calcium oxalate D. Cystine stone 47 / 50 47. All of the following can present as nephritic-nephrotic syndrome except: A. SLE B. Henoch-Schonlein purpura C. Post-infectious glomerulonephritis D. Diabetes mellitus 48 / 50 48. Bilaterally palpable kidneys are found in alt except: A. Polycystic kidney B. Acromegaly C. Wilms’ tumor D. Amyloidosis 49 / 50 49. All of the following drugs may produce nephrotic syndrome except: A. Troxidone B. Colchicine C. alpha-interferon D. Penicillamine 50 / 50 50. Prognosis of which of the following is excellent? A. Interstitial nephritis B. Acute glomerulonephritis C. Chronic nephritis D. Nephrotic syndrome LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Visit our FB page Restart Quiz Send Feedback Dr Abu-Ahmed Dr Abu Ahmed, an Internist & Graphic Designer, has brought this website to help Medical Students in the subject of Internal Medicine. Articles: 25 Next Post Cardiology