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Vascular Injury to the Kidney
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1.Which of the following threaten blood supply of the kidney ?
A. Fibromuscular diseases
B. Inflammatory disorders
C. Primary hematologic disorders
D. All of the above
2. Large-vessel renal artery occlusive disease result most
commonly from ?
A. Extrinsic compression of the vessel
B. Fibromuscular dysplasias
C. Atherosclerotic disease
D. None of the above
3. What percentage of cases of hypertension are caused by renal
artery stenosis (RAS) ?
A. ~ 1 %
B. ~ 5 %
C. ~ 7 %
D. ~ 10 %
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of renal artery
stenosis due to fibromuscular dysplasia ?
A. Usually young (<40 yr)
B. Usually male
C. Middle or distal lesion location
D. Good BP response to revascularization
5. The clinical clues for the diagnosis of renal-artery stenosis
include all except ?
A. Onset of stage 2 hypertension >30 years of age
B. Absence of family history of hypertension
C. Hypertension associated with renal insufficiency
D. Renal function worsens after ACE inhibitors
6. Which of the following diagnostic imaging tests for renal
artery stenosis provide best image quality & anatomical
information ?
A. Duplex ultrasonography
B. Magnetic resonance angiography
C. Computed tomographic angiography
D. Digital-subtraction angiography
7. Which of the following is termed as renal enzyme ?
A. Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
B. Serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
C. Serum alkaline phosphatase
D. All of the above
8. Most common cause of cholesterol crystal embolization in
atheroembolic renal disease is ?
A. Vascular surgery
B. Arteriography
C. Anticoagulation with heparin
D. Thrombolytic therapy
9. Which of the following is rare in cholesterol crystal
embolization in atheroembolic renal disease ?
A. Livedo reticularis
B. “Purple” toes
C. Toe gangrene
D. Renal infarction
10. Lab. findings in cholesterol crystal embolization in
atheroembolic renal disease include all except ?
A. Rising blood urea nitrogen & creatinine
B. Eosinopenia
C. Anemia
D. Hypocomplementemia
11. Which of the following approaches in atheroembolic renal
disease is not beneficial ?
A. Anticoagulation
B. Cholesterol-lowering agents
C. Steroid therapy
D. All of the above
12. In ‘Benign arteriolar nephrosclerosis’ the characteristic
pathology ‘Hyaline arteriolosclerosis’ is in ?
A. Afferent arterioles
B. Capillaries
C. Efferent arterioles
D. All of the above
13. ‘Flea-bitten appearance’ of kidneys is seen in ?
A. Malignant arteriolar nephrosclerosis
B. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
C. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
D. All of the above
14. Which of the following is false regarding “onion-skin lesion” ?
A. Seen in malignant arteriolar nephrosclerosis
B. Involves interlobular arteries
C. Hyperplastic arteriolitis
D. None of the above
15. In the natural course of malignant hypertension, death is almost
always due to ?
A. CHF
B. Ischemic heart disease
C. Cerebrovascular accident
D. Uremia
16. Which of the following antibodies are strongly associated with
scleroderma renal disease ?
A. P-ANCA
B. Smooth-muscle antibody (SMA)
C. anti-Jo-1 antibody
D. Anti-RNA POL3
17. Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) includes ?
A. Malignant hypertension
B. Rapid deterioration in renal function
C. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
D. All of the above
18. Acute bilateral cortical necrosis is associated with ?
A. Septic abortion
B. Abruptio placentae
C. Preeclampsia
D. All of the above
