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Nephrotic syndrome does not usually cause
a. hyperlipidemia
b. proteinuria
c. hematuria
d. generalized edema - (answer)C
A person with acute pyelonephritis would most typically experience
a. fever
b. oliguria
c. edema
d. hypertension - (answer)A
The organism most commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis is
a. streptococcus
b. Escherichia coli
c. Klebsiella
,d. Enterobacter - (answer)B
It is true that polycystic kidney disease is
a. always rapidly fatal
b. caused by a streptococcal infection
c. associated with supernumerary kidney
d. genetically transmitted - (answer)D
The pathophysiologic basis of acute glomerulonephritis is
a. renal ischemia
b. bacterial invasion of the glomerulus
c. an anaphylactic reaction
d. an immune complex reaction - (answer)D
Signs consistent with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis include
a. anuria
b. proteinuria
, c. red blood cell casts in urine
d. foul-smelling urine - (answer)B
A patient with gouty arthritis develops renal calculi. The composition of these calculi is most likely
to be
a. potassium oxalate
b. struvite
c. cysteine
d. uric acid crystals - (answer)D
The most common type of renal stone is
a. uric acid
b. calcium
c. struvite
d. cesteine - (answer)B
Calcium oxalate stone formation is facilitated by
a. hypercalciuria