MEDICINE- NEPHROLOGY KIDNEY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

MEDICINE- NEPHROLOGY KIDNEY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
1. Urinalysis shows RBC casts; likely source is -

1) Kidney
2) Ureter
3) Bladder
4) Urethra
Ref : Harrison 18th/e p. 339, 340; 17th/e p. 272, 273, 270, 1758: 1)
Kidney
2. RBC casts are found in -
a) DM
b) Wegeners Granulomatosis
c)SLE
d) Ankylosing spondylitis
e) Acute glomerulonephritis

1) ab
2) bc
3) acd
4) bce
5) ade
Ref : Harrison 17th/e p. 273: 4) bce
3. Which of the following is pathognomonic of renal disease -

1) Hyaline casts
2) Coarse granular casts
3) Cystine Oxalate cells
4) Epithelial cells

Ref : CMDT 2002/e p. 920, Harrison 18th/e p. 339, 340, 2301, 2302;
17th/e p.
1758, 272, 273: 2) Coarse granular casts



,4. Features of glomerular haematuria
a) Dysmorphic R.B.C.
b) Fragmeneted R.B.C.






,c)Full of R.B.C. in high power field
d) Gross haematuria
e) R.B.C. cast

1) a
2) b
3) ab
4) ad
5) ae
Ref : Harrison 18th/e p. 339, 340; 17th/e p. 273; Davidson 20th/e p.
477: 5) ae
5. In a child, non-functioning kidney is best diagnosed by

1) Ultrasonography
2) IVU
3) DTPA renogram
4) Creatinine clearance
Ref : Harrison 18th/e p. 2049: 3) DTPA renogram
6. Iso-osmolar urine is seen in -

1) ATN
2) Severe dehydration
3) Diabetes insipidus
4) PCKD
Ref : CMDT p. 893-95: 1) ATN
7. Causes of ATN-

1) Radiocontrasts
2) Paraproteins
3) Abruptio placentae
4) All of the above
Ref : Harrison 18th/e p. 2300 t. (279.1); 17th/e p.1753: 4) All of the


, above