KROK 1 2023 – Question 58 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
Laboratory testing detects glucose in the urine of an 18-year-old patient, while glucose levels in the patient’s blood plasma are normal. What is the likely cause of this disorder?
- A. Tubular reabsorption
- B. Insulin secretion
- C. Secretion of glucocorticoids
- D. Tubular secretion
- E. Glomerular filtration
Hint
Normal plasma glucose means the filtered load is normal, so ask which step of renal handling, which normally returns all filtered glucose to the blood, could be defective.
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