Nephrology Home Internal Medicine 0% 0 votes, 0 avg 11 Nephrology 1 / 50 1. Alport’s syndrome may have: A. Lenticonus B. Thrombocytosis C. Band keratopathy D. Hyperammonaemia 2 / 50 2. Positive Rothera’s test in urine is found in all except: A. Homocystinuria B. Tyrosinosis C. Ketone bodies in urine D. Treatment with captopril 3 / 50 3. A child with rickets, nephrocalcinosis, hyperchloraemic acidosis and alkaline urine is suffering from: A. Proximal renal tubular acidosis B. Distal renal tubular acidosis C. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus D. Vitamin D sensitive rickets 4 / 50 4. Which of the following is false regarding Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein? A. Does not arise from plasma B. An abnormal urinary protein C. Glycoprotein in nature D. Secreted by renal tubules 5 / 50 5. Which of the following is not a neuromuscular complication of uraemia? A. Encephalopathy B. Myopathy C. Neuropathy D. Myelopathy 6 / 50 6. Minimal change nephropathy is better known as: A. All of the options B. Lipoid nephrosis C. Nil lesion D. Foot process disease 7 / 50 7. WBC casts in urine are suggestive of all except: A. Interstitial nephritis B. Transplant rejection C. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis D. Pyelonephritis 8 / 50 8. In stage S chronic kidney disease (CKD), the GFR falls below: A. <5 B. <20 C. <15 D. < 10 9 / 50 9. All of the following can present as nephritic-nephrotic syndrome except: A. SLE B. Diabetes mellitus C. Post-infectious glomerulonephritis D. Henoch-Schonlein purpura 10 / 50 10. AGN may be produced by alt except: A. Pneumococcus B. Kala-azar C. Malaria D. Hepatitis B 11 / 50 11. All of the following may give rise to Fanconi’s syndrome except: A. Galactosaemia B. Haemochromatosis C. Wilson’s disease D. Cystinosis 12 / 50 12. Prognosis of which of the following is excellent? A. Nephrotic syndrome B. Chronic nephritis C. Acute glomerulonephritis D. Interstitial nephritis 13 / 50 13. Transient deafness is most commonly associated with: A. Bumetanide B. Spironolactone C. Ethacrynic acid D. Hydrochlorthiazide 14 / 50 14. Heavy proteinuria associated with haematuria is suggestive of: A. Renal vein thrombosis B. Interstitial nephritis C. Papillary necrosis D. Renal artery thrombosis 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. X-ray pelvis shows iliac horns in: A. Medullary sponge kidney B. Fabry’s disease C. Alport’s syndrome D. Nail-patella syndrome 17 / 50 17. Dehydration should be strictly avoided before performing IVP in: A. Acute myeloid leukemia B. Lymphoma C. Renal cell carcinoma D. Multiple myeloma 18 / 50 18. All are true in bladder carcinoma except: A. Predominantly affects males B. Schistosoma haematobium produces transitional cell carcinoma C. Cigarette smoking is a predisposing factor D. Haematuria is the commonest presentation 19 / 50 19. Commonest histological variety of nephrotic syndrome in adult is: A. Focal glomerulosclerosis B. Mesangial proliferative C. Membranous nephropathy D. Minimal change lesion 20 / 50 20. Which of the following does not produce red urine? A. Myoglobinuria B. Acute intermittent porphyria C. Haemoglobinuria D. Microscopic haematuria 21 / 50 21. Each kidney contains approximately: A. 10 thousand nephrons B. 1 million nephrons C. 10 million nephrons D. Hundred thousand nephrons 22 / 50 22. Tubular proteinuria is assessed by measuring: A. Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein B. Albumin C. Beta-2 microglobulin D. Transferrin 23 / 50 23. Peritoneal dialysis may be complicated by all except: A. Atelectasis B. Hypoproteinaemia C. Peritonitis D. Hypoglycaemia 24 / 50 24. AGN is not characterised by: A. Macroscopic haematuria B. Oliguria C. Systemic hypertension D. Massive proteinuria 25 / 50 25. Diabetes mellitus complicated by nephrotic syndrome has all the following features except: A. Hypertension B. Initially GFR may be increased C. Retinopathy D. Increased palsma renin activity 26 / 50 26. Which of the following is not a typical association in adult polycystic kidney disease? A. Berry aneurysms B. Polycythaemia C. VSD D. Nephrolithiasis 27 / 50 27. Haemoptysis associated with renal failure is found in all except: A. Wegener’s granulomatosis B. Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula C. Henoch Schonlein purpura D. Goodpasture’s disease 28 / 50 28. The commonest organism producing acute pyelonephritis is: A. Staphylococcus B. Klebsiella C. E. coli D. Streptococcus 29 / 50 29. The blood level of all rises in ARF except: A. K+ B. Uric acid C. Na+ D. Creatinine 30 / 50 30. Polyuria is produced by all of the following except: A. Chronic renal failure B. Diabetes insipidus C. Congestive cardiac failure D. Hypercalcaemia 31 / 50 31. Renal biopsy is contraindicated in all except: A. Membranous nephropathy B. Serum creatinine >0 mg/dL C. Severe uncontrolled hypertension D. Big renal cyst 32 / 50 32. Broad casts are found in: A. Urinary tract infection B. Acute glomerulonephritis C. Chronic renal failure (CRF) D. Analgesic nephropathy 33 / 50 33. Alport’s syndrome is associated with all except: A. Autosomal recessive inheritance B. Sensorineural deafness C. Recurrent haematuria D. Interstitial foam cells 34 / 50 34. Which is true in prerenal azotaemia? A. Urine creatinine to plasma creatinine ratio < 20 B. Urine specific gravity >1018 C. Plasma BUN to creatinine ratio < 10 D. Urine Na+ concentration >20 mmol/L 35 / 50 35. The commonest renal lesion in diabetic nephropathy is: A. Chronic interstitial nephritis B. Nodular glomerulosclerosis C. Diffuse glomerulosclerosis D. Arterionephrosclerosis 36 / 50 36. The earliest manifestation of minimal lesion nephropathy is: A. Proteinuria B. Hypertension C. Hyperkalaemia D. Anasarca 37 / 50 37. Which of the following is not added to urine by tubular secretion? A. Urea B. Creatinine C. K+ D. H+ 38 / 50 38. All of the following are associated with hypercalciuria except: A. Progressive systemic sclerosis B. Hyperparathyroidism C. Sarcoidosis D. Milk-alkali syndrome 39 / 50 39. The commonest presentation of renal cell carcinoma is: A. Flank pain B. Haematuria C. Palpable abdominal mass D. Distant metastasis 40 / 50 40. Recognised feature of minimal change glomerular disease is: A. Hypertension B. Response to corticosteroid C. Hematuria D. Absence of oedema 41 / 50 41. Fatty cast is often diagnostic of: A. Papillary necrosis B. End-stage renal disease C. Acute glomerulonephritis D. Nephrotic syndrome 42 / 50 42. Which is not true in orthostatic proteinuria? A. Indicates a serious underlying disease B. Maybe related to increased lumbar lordosis C. Seen in tall persons D. Primarily occurs in upright posture 43 / 50 43. Wilms’ tumour is characterised by all except: A. Renal lump with smooth surface B. Haematuria C. Pain abdomen D. Commonest renal malignancy 44 / 50 44. Serum add phosphatase level is increased in all except: A. Prostatic carcinoma B. Gaucher’s disease C. Hairy cell leukaemia D. Amyloidosis 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. Which of the renal stones is radiolucent? A. Cystine stone B. Uric acid C. Calcium oxalate D. Triple phosphate 47 / 50 47. All of the following may develop nephrolithiasis except: A. Intestinal hyperoxaluria B. Hypervitaminosis D C. Proximal renal tubular acidosis D. Primary hyperparathyroidism 48 / 50 48. Bilaterally palpable kidneys are found in alt except: A. Acromegaly B. Polycystic kidney C. Amyloidosis D. Wilms’ tumor 49 / 50 49. The commonest cause of renal vein thrombosis in a child is: A. Minimal lesion nephropathy B. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome C. Dehydration D. Acute glomerulonephritis 50 / 50 50. All are recognised causes of chronic renal failure (CRF) except: A. Diabetes mellitus B. Hypertension C. Snakebite D. Obstructive uropathy 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