Nephrology Home Internal Medicine 0% 15 votes, 0 avg 35 Nephrology 1 / 50 1. Which is false regarding the adult polycystic disease of kidney? A. 75% have hypertension B. Autosomal recessive inheritance C. 10% die from subarachnoid haemorrhage D. 30% have hepatic cysts 2 / 50 2. ‘Saturnine gout’ develops as a result of: A. Lead nephropathy B. Analgesic nephropathy C. Mercury nephropathy D. Chronic pyelonephritis 3 / 50 3. Tubular proteinuria is assessed by measuring: A. Albumin B. Transferrin C. Beta-2 microglobulin D. Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein 4 / 50 4. Urinary clearance of IgG compared with transferrin is found to be <10 in: A. Minimal lesion nephropathy B. Mesangial proliferative nephropathy C. Membranous nephropathy D. Focal glomerulosclerosis 5 / 50 5. ‘Fruity odour’ in urine is found in: A. Chyluria B. Diabetic ketoacidosis C. Urinary tract infection (UTI) D. Alkaptonuria 6 / 50 6. In IgA nephropathy, IgA is deposited in: A. Glomerular basement membrane B. Glomerular capillaries C. Renal papilla D. Glomerular mesangium 7 / 50 7. Acute tubular necrosis is found in all except: A. Rhabdomyolysis B. Weil's disease C. Abruptio placentae D. Cisplatin-induced 8 / 50 8. Which of the following is not added to urine by tubular secretion? A. Creatinine B. H+ C. Urea D. K+ 9 / 50 9. Anti-tubule basement membrane antibodies may be found in treatment with: A. Spironolactone B. Streptomycin C. Methicillin D. Metoprolol 10 / 50 10. Urine of low specific gravity is obtained in: A. Severe dehydration B. Diabetes mellitus C. Psychogenic polydipsia D. Massive proteinuria 11 / 50 11. In pregnancy-induced hypertension, which of the following suggests pre-eclampsia? A. Urea >45 mg/ dl B. Diastolic BP >95 mm Hg C. Uric acid >5.5 mg/ dl D. Creatinine > 1.6 mg/ dl 12 / 50 12. Normal urinary osmolality in mOsm/kg of water is approximately: A. 200-350 B. 200-350 C. 400-700 D. 150-200 13 / 50 13. Which is not true in orthostatic proteinuria? A. Indicates a serious underlying disease B. Primarily occurs in upright posture C. Seen in tall persons D. Maybe related to increased lumbar lordosis 14 / 50 14. The commonest cause of solute diuresis is: A. Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus B. Radiocontrast media C. Administration of mannitol D. High protein feeding 15 / 50 15. Microscopic haematuria is characteristic of: A. Membranous nephropathy B. Focal glomerulasclerosis C. Subacute bacterial endocarditis D. Thin basement membrane disease of kidney 16 / 50 16. Bartter’s syndrome should not have: A. Elevated plasma renin activity B. Hypokalemia C. Acidosis D. Normotension 17 / 50 17. All of the following are associated with hypercalciuria except: A. Hyperparathyroidism B. Sarcoidosis C. Milk-alkali syndrome D. Progressive systemic sclerosis 18 / 50 18. The medullary cystic disease is not associated with: A. Hypochloraemia B. Hyponatraemia C. Polyuria D. Stunted growth 19 / 50 19. All of the following may give rise to RPGN except: A. SLE B. Goodpasture's disease C. Subacute bacterial endocarditis D. Wilson's disease 20 / 50 20. Haemoptysis associated with renal failure is found in all except: A. Goodpasture's disease B. Henoch Schonlein purpura C. Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula D. Wegener's granulomatosis 21 / 50 21. Gitelman syndrome is the syndrome which has effects on nephron just like the use of: A. Potassium sparing diuretics B. Thiazide diuretics C. Loop Diuretics D. Acetazolamide 22 / 50 22. The most beneficial drug in enuresis is: A. Chlorpromazine B. Haloperidol C. Fluoxetine D. Trimipramine 23 / 50 23. All are true in acute renal failure (ARF) except: A. Raised Calcium B. Raised [H+] C. Raised K+ D. Raised Creatinine 24 / 50 24. Renal tubular acidosis is not seen in: A. Medullary sponge kidney B. Sickle cell disease C. Leprosy D. Galactosemia 25 / 50 25. Serum urea and creatinine remain normal in: A. Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome B. Acute renal failure C. Hepatorenal syndrome D. Hydronephrosis 26 / 50 26. Nocturia is not found in: A. Prostatism B. Salt-losing nephropathy C. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) D. Vesicoureteral reflux 27 / 50 27. Complement C3 is characteristically low in all except: A. Focal glomerulosclerosis B. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis C. SLE D. Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis 28 / 50 28. Broad casts are found in: A. Acute glomerulonephritis B. Urinary tract infection C. Chronic renal failure (CRF) D. Analgesic nephropathy 29 / 50 29. A child with rickets, nephrocalcinosis, hyperchloraemic acidosis and alkaline urine is suffering from: A. Proximal renal tubular acidosis B. Vitamin D sensitive rickets C. Distal renal tubular acidosis D. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus 30 / 50 30. Alport’s syndrome may have: A. Band keratopathy B. Lenticonus C. Hyperammonaemia D. Thrombocytosis 31 / 50 31. Renal biopsy is contraindicated in all except: A. Membranous nephropathy B. Severe uncontrolled hypertension C. Serum creatinine >0 mg/dL D. Big renal cyst 32 / 50 32. All of the following may develop nephrolithiasis except: A. Proximal renal tubular acidosis B. Hypervitaminosis D C. Primary hyperparathyroidism D. Intestinal hyperoxaluria 33 / 50 33. Regarding erythropoietin therapy in CRF, which is not correct? A. During treatment, haemoglobin should not cross 12 g/ dl B. Patients with ferritin level 50-100 μg/l respond well C. Average dosage is 50 U/kg, IV, thrice weekly D. Subcutaneous administration may give rise to pure red cell aplasia 34 / 50 34. All are true in ‘dialysis dementia’ except: A. Myoclonus B. Raised intracranial tension C. Seizures D. Related to aluminium toxicity 35 / 50 35. Which of the following commonly affects kidneys? A. Rheumatoid arthritis B. Temporal arteritis C. Takayasu's arteritis D. Microscopic polyarteritis 36 / 50 36. Complications of AGN include all except: A. Congestive cardiac failure B. Respiratory tract infections C. Acute renal failure D. Hypertensive encephalopathy 37 / 50 37. Fanconi syndrome may arise from all except: A. Wilson's disease B. Cystinosis C. Haemochromatosis D. Galactosemia 38 / 50 38. Commonest histological variety of nephrotic syndrome in adult is: A. Minimal change lesion B. Focal glomerulosclerosis C. Mesangial proliferative D. Membranous nephropathy 39 / 50 39. Which of the following is not a criterion for diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome? A. Hypoalbuminemia B. Massive proteinuria C. Hyperlipidaemia D. Hypertension 40 / 50 40. Isolated haematuria is not found in: A. Renal tuberculosis B. Papillary necrosis C. Acute glomerulonephritis D. Sickle cell nephropathy 41 / 50 41. The commonest renal lesion in diabetic nephropathy is: A. Nodular glomerulosclerosis B. Diffuse glomerulosclerosis C. Arterionephrosclerosis D. Chronic interstitial nephritis 42 / 50 42. All of the following are complications of chronic pyelonephritis except: A. Chronic renal failure B. Renal calculi C. Septicaemia D. Hypertension 43 / 50 43. Which of the following is not a typical association in adult polycystic kidney disease? A. VSD B. Berry aneurysms C. Polycythaemia D. Nephrolithiasis 44 / 50 44. Nephrotic syndrome may be associated with hypertension in all except: A. Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) B. Focal glomerulosclerosis C. SLE D. Diabetes mellitus 45 / 50 45. Balanoposthitis is not associated with: A. Trichomoniasis B. Phimosis C. Diabetes mellitus D. Peyronie's disease 46 / 50 46. Prognosis of which of the following is excellent? A. Chronic nephritis B. Nephrotic syndrome C. Acute glomerulonephritis D. Interstitial nephritis 47 / 50 47. Which of the following is not a cause of ‘sterile pyuria’? A. Interstitial nephritis B. Papillary necrosis C. Renal tuberculosis D. Cystitis 48 / 50 48. All of the following may be complicated by papillary necrosis except: A. Diabetes mellitus B. Sickle cell anemia C. Leprosy D. Macroglobulinaemia 49 / 50 49. ‘Complete’ anuria is found in: A. Diffuse cortical necrosis B. Chronic Kidney disease C. Acute renal failure D. Acute gastroenteritis 50 / 50 50. The earliest manifestation of minimal lesion nephropathy is: A. Hyperkalaemia B. Hypertension C. Anasarca D. Proteinuria LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Visit our FB page Restart Quiz Send Feedback Next Post Cardiology