Name: Miraj Patel

Candidate number:

Theme: Renal Function – Investigating Disease

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Creatinine Clearance	I	Renal Ultrasound
B	Creatine Kinase Measurement	J	Serum Aldosterone
C	Cystoscopy	K	Urine Creatinine
D	Free Thyroxine	L	Urine Dipstick
E	Inulin Clearance	M
F	KUB X-ray	N
G	MSU for Microscopy, Culture and Sensitivity	O
H	Prostate-Specific Antigen	P

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate investigation from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. A 27 year old male banker presents with severe acute colicky pain on his right flank, radiating to the groin.

 

2. An 80 year old lady presents with a 6 month history of anorexia, weight loss and recently some discomfort in the left loin.

 

3. A 75 year old retired gentlemen suffering from chronic renal failure requires an assessment of renal function. Depending on the result, his doctor mentioned that he may need renal replacement therapy.

 

4. A 19 year old female student returning from holiday presented with a 2 day history of dysuria and urgency. Urine dipstick revealed the presence of leukocytes and nitrites.

 

5. A 35 year old lawyer with a history of hypertension recently suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage. Her mother had a history of kidney disease.

 

 

ANSWERS

1.  F

2.  I

3.  A

4.  G

5.  I