Nephrology Home Internal Medicine 0% 15 votes, 0 avg 36 Nephrology 1 / 50 1. All of the following may give rise to RPGN except: A. Goodpasture's disease B. SLE C. Wilson's disease D. Subacute bacterial endocarditis 2 / 50 2. The medullary cystic disease is not associated with: A. Hyponatraemia B. Polyuria C. Stunted growth D. Hypochloraemia 3 / 50 3. Chronic phenacetin intake may lead to: A. Cortical necrosis B. Tubular necrosi C. Papillary necrosis D. Glomerulosclerosis 4 / 50 4. In IgA nephropathy, IgA is deposited in: A. Glomerular mesangium B. Glomerular capillaries C. Renal papilla D. Glomerular basement membrane 5 / 50 5. ‘Rugger jersey spine’ is seen in: A. Hypoparathyroidism B. Ochronosis C. Sickle cell anemia D. Chronic renal failure 6 / 50 6. All are true in urethral syndrome except: A. No bacteria are cultured from urine B. Post-coital urethral congestion may be an etiology C. Antibiotics are always indicated D. Predominantly affects females 7 / 50 7. WBC casts in urine are suggestive of all except: A. Transplant rejection B. Pyelonephritis C. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis D. Interstitial nephritis 8 / 50 8. Complications of AGN include all except: A. Hypertensive encephalopathy B. Acute renal failure C. Respiratory tract infections D. Congestive cardiac failure 9 / 50 9. Peritoneal dialysis may be complicated by all except: A. Hypoproteinaemia B. Peritonitis C. Hypoglycaemia D. Atelectasis 10 / 50 10. Which of the following is usually unresponsive to corticosteroid therapy? A. Membranous nephropathy B. Membranoproliferative nephropathy C. Focal glomerulosclerosis D. Minimal lesion nephropathy 11 / 50 11. A child with rickets, nephrocalcinosis, hyperchloraemic acidosis and alkaline urine is suffering from: A. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus B. Proximal renal tubular acidosis C. Distal renal tubular acidosis D. Vitamin D sensitive rickets 12 / 50 12. In pregnancy-induced hypertension, which of the following suggests pre-eclampsia? A. Urea >45 mg/ dl B. Uric acid >5.5 mg/ dl C. Diastolic BP >95 mm Hg D. Creatinine > 1.6 mg/ dl 13 / 50 13. Urine of low specific gravity is obtained in: A. Massive proteinuria B. Severe dehydration C. Diabetes mellitus D. Psychogenic polydipsia 14 / 50 14. Which of the following commonly affects kidneys? A. Temporal arteritis B. Rheumatoid arthritis C. Takayasu's arteritis D. Microscopic polyarteritis 15 / 50 15. Absolute indication for dialysis: A. Serum urea level >200 mg/dl B. Serum K+ level >6 mEq/l C. Clinical evidence of pericarditis D. Serum creatinine level >4 mg/ dl 16 / 50 16. Which is true in prerenal azotaemia? A. Urine specific gravity >1018 B. Urine Na+ concentration >20 mmol/L C. Urine creatinine to plasma creatinine ratio < 20 D. Plasma BUN to creatinine ratio < 10 17 / 50 17. Bartter’s syndrome should not have: A. Normotension B. Elevated plasma renin activity C. Hypokalemia D. Acidosis 18 / 50 18. X-ray pelvis shows iliac horns in: A. Medullary sponge kidney B. Nail-patella syndrome C. Alport's syndrome D. Fabry's disease 19 / 50 19. ‘Complete’ anuria is found in: A. Diffuse cortical necrosis B. Chronic Kidney disease C. Acute gastroenteritis D. Acute renal failure 20 / 50 20. Minimal change nephropathy is better known as: A. Foot process disease B. Nil lesion C. Lipoid nephrosis D. All of the options 21 / 50 21. Regarding erythropoietin therapy in CRF, which is not correct? A. During treatment, haemoglobin should not cross 12 g/ dl B. Subcutaneous administration may give rise to pure red cell aplasia C. Patients with ferritin level 50-100 μg/l respond well D. Average dosage is 50 U/kg, IV, thrice weekly 22 / 50 22. Which of the following is not a cause of ‘sterile pyuria’? A. Renal tuberculosis B. Interstitial nephritis C. Papillary necrosis D. Cystitis 23 / 50 23. Which of the following is false regarding Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein? A. Does not arise from plasma B. Glycoprotein in nature C. Secreted by renal tubules D. An abnormal urinary protein 24 / 50 24. In a severely uraemic patient, which of the following would indicate chronic renal failure? A. Hyponatremia B. Hypertension C. Hyperkaliemia D. Uremic neuropathy 25 / 50 25. Cure of chronic prostatitis is done by: A. Quinolones B. Total prostatectomy C. Macrolides D. 3rd generation cephalosporins 26 / 50 26. Heavy proteinuria associated with haematuria is suggestive of: A. Renal vein thrombosis B. Papillary necrosis C. Interstitial nephritis D. Renal artery thrombosis 27 / 50 27. Inheritance of renal glycosuria is: A. Autosomal recessive B. X-linked dominant C. X-linked recessive D. Autosomal dominant 28 / 50 28. All are recognised causes of chronic renal failure (CRF) except: A. Diabetes mellitus B. Hypertension C. Obstructive uropathy D. Snakebite 29 / 50 29. The commonest cause of renal vein thrombosis in a child is: A. Acute glomerulonephritis B. Dehydration C. Minimal lesion nephropathy D. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome 30 / 50 30. Fabry’s disease is not related to: A. Accumulation of tryptophan B. Premature coronary artery disease C. As a result of deficiency of a-galactosidase D. Corneal dystrophy 31 / 50 31. The most important diagnostic point in favour of CRF by USG is: A. Loss of corticomedullary differentiation B. Increase in size of kidney C. Diminished ultrasonic density of cortex D. Renal pelvis full of urine 32 / 50 32. 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. Furosemide B. Angiotensin II receptor blocker C. Amiloride D. ACE inhibitor 33 / 50 33. Which of the following is not a typical association in adult polycystic kidney disease? A. Nephrolithiasis B. Berry aneurysms C. Polycythaemia D. VSD 34 / 50 34. All are true regarding renal ischaemia except: A. Patchy necrosis on biopsy B. Most marked in proximal tubules C. Vasculitis is an etiology D. Disruption of tubular basement membrane 35 / 50 35. Acute tubular necrosis may be caused by all of the following except: A. Systemic hypertension B. Congestive cardiac failure C. Acute pancreatitis D. Hepatorenal syndrome 36 / 50 36. Polyuria is produced by all of the following except: A. Diabetes insipidus B. Congestive cardiac failure C. Chronic renal failure D. Hypercalcaemia 37 / 50 37. Which of the following is not a recognised cause of microalbuminuria? A. Strenuous physical exercise B. Nephrotic syndrome C. Diabetes mellitus with early renal involvement D. Congestive cardiac failure 38 / 50 38. Which of the following metal is not responsible for the development of nephrotic syndrome? A. Iron B. Mercury C. Lead D. Gold 39 / 50 39. All of the following may be complicated by papillary necrosis except: A. Macroglobulinaemia B. Diabetes mellitus C. Leprosy D. Sickle cell anemia 40 / 50 40. AGN may be produced by alt except: A. Kala-azar B. Hepatitis B C. Malaria D. Pneumococcus 41 / 50 41. In microalbuminuria, the range of albuminuria is: A. 30-300 mg/ day B. 40-400 mg/ day C. 20-200 mg/day D. 10-100 mg/day 42 / 50 42. Renal biopsy is contraindicated in all except: A. Severe uncontrolled hypertension B. Serum creatinine >0 mg/dL C. Membranous nephropathy D. Big renal cyst 43 / 50 43. Prognosis of which of the following is excellent? A. Chronic nephritis B. Interstitial nephritis C. Nephrotic syndrome D. Acute glomerulonephritis 44 / 50 44. Which is false regarding the adult polycystic disease of kidney? A. Autosomal recessive inheritance B. 75% have hypertension C. 10% die from subarachnoid haemorrhage D. 30% have hepatic cysts 45 / 50 45. Which of the following certainly diagnoses a renal lump? A. Ballottement B. Bimanual palpability C. Slight movement with respiration D. Band of colonic resonance 46 / 50 46. Which of the following is not added to urine by tubular secretion? A. Urea B. K+ C. Creatinine D. H+ 47 / 50 47. All of the following are complications of chronic pyelonephritis except: A. Hypertension B. Renal calculi C. Chronic renal failure D. Septicaemia 48 / 50 48. Diabetes mellitus complicated by nephrotic syndrome has all the following features except: A. Increased palsma renin activity B. Retinopathy C. Hypertension D. Initially GFR may be increased 49 / 50 49. Serum add phosphatase level is increased in all except: A. Prostatic carcinoma B. Hairy cell leukaemia C. Amyloidosis D. Gaucher's disease 50 / 50 50. AGN is not characterised by: A. Massive proteinuria B. Macroscopic haematuria C. Oliguria D. Systemic hypertension LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Visit our FB page Restart Quiz Send Feedback Next Post Cardiology
