Nephrology
11 free questions tagged Nephrology, each with a full explanation of every option.
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A 24-year-old man presents with dark brown urine that began the day after the onset of a sore throat. He recalls two similar episodes in the past two years, eac…
Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 68-year-old woman with recently diagnosed small cell lung cancer is brought in after a generalised tonic-clonic seizure at home. Over three days she has becom…
Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Pre-internship · middle twist
A 29-year-old woman has a plasma bicarbonate concentration of 15 mmol/L (reference 22–29 mmol/L) and a normal anion gap. Her urine pH is 6.2 during bicarbonate…
Biomedical Science · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist
A healthy adult receives an intravenous glucose load. Plasma glucose is 12 mmol/L (reference 3.5–7.8 mmol/L), the measured glomerular filtration rate is 120 mL/…
Biomedical Science · Mechanisms of disease · common
A 52-year-old man has a blood pressure of 162/98 mmHg despite adequate doses of perindopril, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide, with good adherence confirmed.…
Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 62-year-old woman who takes sertraline for depression is brought to the emergency department after a witnessed generalised tonic-clonic seizure at home. She i…
Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · common
A 23-year-old man presents because his urine has turned dark brown, which he noticed this morning. Two days ago he developed a sore throat and runny nose, which…
Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · common
A 76-year-old woman taking perindopril for hypertension and regular ibuprofen for knee osteoarthritis presents after three days of vomiting and watery diarrhoea…
Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · common
A a 68-year-old man with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease presents with worsening kidney function over the past two weeks. He started a proton pump…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 72-year-old male with history of stage 4 chronic kidney disease presents to the clinic after suffering from increasing fatigability and pallor. · Hemoglobin:…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 59-year-old male presents to the clinic with progressive difficulty urinating, hesitancy, and a weak stream. He also complains about waking up multiple times…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
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