Renal pathology: practice question

A Pathology 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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Pathology · Renal pathology

Sample item

What is the typical lesion in acute tubular injury?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Tubular epithelial cell damage and necrosis

Acute tubular injury follows ischaemia or toxins and damages tubular epithelium, causing impaired reabsorption, casts, and acute kidney injury.

Option by option

  • A. Immune complexes only in glomeruli

    Glomerular complexes cause glomerulonephritis.

  • B. Tubular epithelial cell damage and necrosis (correct)

    Correct: tubular epithelial injury causes this AKI pattern.

  • C. Calculus in renal pelvis

    Stones cause obstruction.

  • D. Cyst formation in collecting ducts

    Cysts define other chronic diseases.

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What is the answer to this Pathology question?

The best answer is B, Tubular epithelial cell damage and necrosis. Acute tubular injury follows ischaemia or toxins and damages tubular epithelium, causing impaired reabsorption, casts, and acute kidney injury.

Why is "Immune complexes only in glomeruli" not the answer?

Glomerular complexes cause glomerulonephritis.

Why is "Calculus in renal pelvis" not the answer?

Stones cause obstruction.

Why is "Cyst formation in collecting ducts" not the answer?

Cysts define other chronic diseases.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Renal pathology in Pathology. The correct option holds because: Correct: tubular epithelial injury causes this AKI pattern.

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 pathology?

Learn each disease as a bundle: cause, key histology, markers, and the clinical hallmark. Then use the flashcards and the other Pathology 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.