Question 321 · LEK · Chronic complications
Indicate the false information on diabetic kidney disease:
- A. it is the most frequent cause of end-stage renal disease.
- B. it is caused by hemodynamic and metabolic changes, which lead to hyalinization of the glomeruli and to fibrosis of the interstitial tissue.
- C. albuminuria above 30 mg/day is the first clinical sign of diabetic kidney disease.
- D. dysmorphic haematuria and blood casts indicate the severity of diabetic kidney disease which is equal to the IV stage of chronic kidney disease.
- E. activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is among the factors that accelerate the progress of the disease.
Hint
Which urinary finding points to an inflammatory, proliferative glomerular disease rather than to diabetic glomerulosclerosis?
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