Renal medicine: practice question

A General Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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General Medicine · Renal medicine

Sample item

What is a common pre-renal cause of acute kidney injury?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Volume depletion from vomiting or diarrhoea

Vomiting or diarrhoea can reduce effective circulating volume and renal perfusion, causing potentially reversible pre-renal acute kidney injury.

Option by option

  • A. Bladder cancer only

    Bladder cancer may obstruct but is a different mechanism.

  • B. Volume depletion from vomiting or diarrhoea (correct)

    Correct: volume loss reduces renal blood flow.

  • C. Polycystic kidney disease only

    Polycystic disease is not the typical acute pre-renal cause.

  • D. Chronic eczema

    Eczema does not usually lower renal perfusion.

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What is the answer to this General Medicine question?

The best answer is B, Volume depletion from vomiting or diarrhoea. Vomiting or diarrhoea can reduce effective circulating volume and renal perfusion, causing potentially reversible pre-renal acute kidney injury.

Why is "Bladder cancer only" not the answer?

Bladder cancer may obstruct but is a different mechanism.

Why is "Polycystic kidney disease only" not the answer?

Polycystic disease is not the typical acute pre-renal cause.

Why is "Chronic eczema" not the answer?

Eczema does not usually lower renal perfusion.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Renal medicine in General Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: volume loss reduces renal blood flow.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Renal medicine?

For each disease know the classic presentation, the best test, and the first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other General Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.