Module 08: Renal Medicine (Assessment)
9 days after developing a sore throat , a 25-year-old man presents to you with complains of increasing lethargy and ankle oedema. He has marked proteinuria on urine dipstick testing and blood investigations reveals :
sodium 130mmol/l[ 135-145]
potassium 6.6mmol/l[ 3.5-5]
urea 13.6 mol/l[ 2.5-6.5]
creatinine 490 umol/l[ 50-120].
What is the most appropriate cause for this case?
A. Multiple myeloma
B. Wergener’s granolumatosis
C. Side effects of Benzyl penicillin
D. IgA nephropathy
E. Streptococcal pneumonia
9 days after developing a sore throat , a 25-year-old man presents to you with complains of increasing lethargy and ankle oedema. He has marked proteinuria on urine dipstick testing and blood investigations reveals :
sodium 130mmol/l[ 135-145]
potassium 6.6mmol/l[ 3.5-5]
urea 13.6 mol/l[ 2.5-6.5]
creatinine 490 umol/l[ 50-120].
What is the most appropriate cause for this case?
A. Multiple myeloma
B. Wergener’s granolumatosis
C. Side effects of Benzyl penicillin
D. IgA nephropathy
E. Streptococcal pneumonia