Glomerulonephritis

Question 1

17. Risk factors for acute glomerulonephritis include all
of the following except:
A. bacterial endocarditis.
B. Goodpasture’s syndrome.
C. Crohn’s disease.
D. polyarteritis.

Answer 1

C. Crohn’s disease.

Question 2

18. Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis typically occurs how long following a bacterial pharyngitis infection?
A. 4 to 6 days
B. 1 to 2 weeks
C. 3 to 4 weeks
D. 2 months

Answer 2

B. 1 to 2 weeks

Question 3

19. Diagnostic confirmation of glomerulonephritis
    typically requires:
    A. urinalysis plus a CBC with differential.
    B. abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan.
    C. kidney ultrasound.
    D. kidney biopsy.

Answer 3

D. kidney biopsy.

Question 4

20. A 35-year-old man presents with edema of the
    face, hands, and ankles along with hypertension
    (175/115 mm Hg). He reports urine that is darkly
    colored and foamy. You suspect acute glomerulonephritis and would expect urinalysis results to include all of the following findings except:
    A. elevated level of protein.
    B. presence of red blood cells.
    C. presence of renal casts.
    D. abnormally high glucose levels.

Answer 4

D. abnormally high glucose levels.

Question 5

21. A 47-year-old woman with lupus erythematosus is
    diagnosed with acute glomerulonephritis. Treatment
    options include all of the following except:
    A. systemic corticosteroids.
    B. systemic antimicrobials.
    C. immune suppressors.
    D. plasmapheresis

Answer 5

B. systemic antimicrobials

Question 6

22. A complication of glomerulonephritis is:
A. type 2 diabetes.
B. nephrotic syndrome.
C. pyelonephritis.
D. bladder cancer.

Answer 6

B. nephrotic syndrome.