Nephrology Home Internal Medicine 0% 15 votes, 0 avg 35 Nephrology 1 / 50 1. Nocturia is not found in: A. Prostatism B. Salt-losing nephropathy C. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) D. Vesicoureteral reflux 2 / 50 2. Metastatic calcification is seen in all of the following organs except: A. Medium-sized blood vessels B. Brain C. Cornea D. Myocardium 3 / 50 3. Green urine is seen in: A. Pseudomonas infection B. Oxalate poisoning C. Black water fever D. Alkaptonuria 4 / 50 4. For a definitive diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux, the investigation of choice is: A. Micturating cystourethrography B. Radionuclide studies C. Ultrasonography D. IVP 5 / 50 5. Which of the following can decrease the antihypertensive effect of ACE inhibitors? A. NSAIDs B. Digoxin C. Thiazides D. Furosemide 6 / 50 6. Gitelman syndrome is the syndrome which has effects on nephron just like the use of: A. Acetazolamide B. Potassium sparing diuretics C. Thiazide diuretics D. Loop Diuretics 7 / 50 7. Which is false regarding Berger’s disease? A. Reduced Complement level B. It may represent a form of Henoch-Schonlein purpura C. Recurrent haematuria D. Raised Serum IgA 8 / 50 8. AGN is not characterised by: A. Oliguria B. Systemic hypertension C. Massive proteinuria D. Macroscopic haematuria 9 / 50 9. Recognised feature of minimal change glomerular disease is: A. Response to corticosteroid B. Hematuria C. Absence of oedema D. Hypertension 10 / 50 10. The commonest presentation of renal cell carcinoma is: A. Flank pain B. Distant metastasis C. Palpable abdominal mass D. Haematuria 11 / 50 11. Which of the following is false in nephritic-nephrotic syndrome? A. SLE is a common aetiology B. Systemic hypertension is rare C. Moderate haematuria and moderate proteinuria are common D. Majority of patients terminate into end-stage renal disease 12 / 50 12. ‘Complete’ anuria is found in: A. Acute renal failure B. Diffuse cortical necrosis C. Acute gastroenteritis D. Chronic Kidney disease 13 / 50 13. Subendothelial dense deposits are found by electron microscopy in: A. Membranous glomerulopathy B. Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis C. Fabry's disease D. SLE 14 / 50 14. Absolute contraindications of renal transplantation are all except: A. Active malignancy B. HIV infection C. Previous sensitisation to donor tissue D. Hepatitis C infection with chronic hepatitis 15 / 50 15. Which of the following is not a criterion for diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome? A. Hypoalbuminemia B. Hyperlipidaemia C. Massive proteinuria D. Hypertension 16 / 50 16. WBC casts in urine are suggestive of all except: A. Pyelonephritis B. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis C. Interstitial nephritis D. Transplant rejection 17 / 50 17. Which of the following does not produce red urine? A. Haemoglobinuria B. Myoglobinuria C. Acute intermittent porphyria D. Microscopic haematuria 18 / 50 18. Dehydration should be strictly avoided before performing IVP in: A. Multiple myeloma B. Lymphoma C. Acute myeloid leukemia D. Renal cell carcinoma 19 / 50 19. Which is not true in orthostatic proteinuria? A. Maybe related to increased lumbar lordosis B. Indicates a serious underlying disease C. Primarily occurs in upright posture D. Seen in tall persons 20 / 50 20. Complement C3 is characteristically low in all except: A. Focal glomerulosclerosis B. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis C. SLE D. Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis 21 / 50 21. Which is false regarding Goodpasture’s disease? A. Pulmonary haemorrhage B. Antibody to glomerular basement membrane antigen C. Glomerulonephritis D. Low serum complement level 22 / 50 22. All of the following produce enuresis except: A. Type I diabetes mellitus B. Bladder neck contracture C. Multiple sclerosis D. Spina bifida 23 / 50 23. Which of the following is not a guanidino compound? A. Creatine B. Guanidino-succinic acid C. Carnitine D. Creatinine 24 / 50 24. Wilms’ tumour is characterised by all except: A. Haematuria B. Commonest renal malignancy C. Renal lump with smooth surface D. Pain abdomen 25 / 50 25. All of the following may give rise to RPGN except: A. Goodpasture's disease B. SLE C. Subacute bacterial endocarditis D. Wilson's disease 26 / 50 26. The commonest renal lesion in diabetic nephropathy is: A. Nodular glomerulosclerosis B. Chronic interstitial nephritis C. Arterionephrosclerosis D. Diffuse glomerulosclerosis 27 / 50 27. In IgA nephropathy, IgA is deposited in: A. Renal papilla B. Glomerular mesangium C. Glomerular capillaries D. Glomerular basement membrane 28 / 50 28. The commonest organism producing acute pyelonephritis is: A. Streptococcus B. Klebsiella C. E. coli D. Staphylococcus 29 / 50 29. Fatty cast is often diagnostic of: A. Acute glomerulonephritis B. Papillary necrosis C. End-stage renal disease D. Nephrotic syndrome 30 / 50 30. The commonest cause of renal vein thrombosis in a child is: A. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome B. Minimal lesion nephropathy C. Dehydration D. Acute glomerulonephritis 31 / 50 31. ANCA-positive pauci-immune glomerulonephritis is seen in: A. Henoch-Schoenlein purpura (HSP) B. Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) C. Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) D. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 32 / 50 32. All of the following may be complicated by papillary necrosis except: A. Macroglobulinaemia B. Leprosy C. Sickle cell anemia D. Diabetes mellitus 33 / 50 33. Which of the following is false regarding Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein? A. Glycoprotein in nature B. Does not arise from plasma C. An abnormal urinary protein D. Secreted by renal tubules 34 / 50 34. Each kidney contains approximately: A. 10 thousand nephrons B. 10 million nephrons C. 1 million nephrons D. Hundred thousand nephrons 35 / 50 35. Struvite stone is usually a result of urinary infection by: A. Proteus B. Pseudomonas C. Klebsiella D. Staphylococcus 36 / 50 36. Acute tubular necrosis is found in all except: A. Weil's disease B. Rhabdomyolysis C. Cisplatin-induced D. Abruptio placentae 37 / 50 37. Peritoneal dialysis may be complicated by all except: A. Hypoglycaemia B. Peritonitis C. Hypoproteinaemia D. Atelectasis 38 / 50 38. Which does not produce ‘sterile pyuria’? A. UTI by Proteus B. Renal transplant rejection C. Pregnancy D. Cyclophosphamide administration 39 / 50 39. IgA nephropathy commonly presents with: A. Nephrotic syndrome B. Hematuria C. Acute renal failure D. Systemic hypertension 40 / 50 40. Which of the following commonly affects kidneys? A. Takayasu's arteritis B. Rheumatoid arthritis C. Temporal arteritis D. Microscopic polyarteritis 41 / 50 41. Normal urinary osmolality in mOsm/kg of water is approximately: A. 200-350 B. 200-350 C. 150-200 D. 400-700 42 / 50 42. Bartter syndrome is the syndrome which has effects on nephron just like the use of: A. Potassium sparing diuretics B. Acetazolamide C. Thiazide Diuretics D. Loop Diuretics 43 / 50 43. Anti-tubule basement membrane antibodies may be found in treatment with: A. Metoprolol B. Spironolactone C. Streptomycin D. Methicillin 44 / 50 44. 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? A. Angiotensin II receptor blocker B. ACE inhibitor C. Furosemide D. Amiloride 45 / 50 45. ‘Fruity odour’ in urine is found in: A. Chyluria B. Diabetic ketoacidosis C. Alkaptonuria D. Urinary tract infection (UTI) 46 / 50 46. Alport’s syndrome may have: A. Thrombocytosis B. Hyperammonaemia C. Band keratopathy D. Lenticonus 47 / 50 47. After how many years of onset of type 1 or 2 diabetes, microalbuminuria appears? A. 1-5 years B. 15-20 years C. 10-15 years D. 5-10 years 48 / 50 48. All of the following drugs may produce nephrotic syndrome except: A. Penicillamine B. Colchicine C. Troxidone D. alpha-interferon 49 / 50 49. Heavy proteinuria associated with haematuria is suggestive of: A. Papillary necrosis B. Renal vein thrombosis C. Renal artery thrombosis D. Interstitial nephritis 50 / 50 50. Polyuria is produced by all of the following except: A. Diabetes insipidus B. Congestive cardiac failure C. Chronic renal failure D. Hypercalcaemia LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Visit our FB page Restart Quiz Send Feedback Next Post Cardiology