Multiple choice

Regarding the clinical assessment of patients with suspected renal disease, which of the following statements is true?

  1. Peripheral edema suggests volume depletion.

  2. Bruits heard over the renal arteries suggest renal artery stenosis.

  3. Dipstick testing of urine is an ineffective technique.

  4. Measuring blood pressure is unnecessary.

  5. A drug history can be safely omitted.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Renal artery stenosis describes narrowings of the renal arteries.When there is such a narrowing, turbulent flow through the narrowing can produce a noise known as a bruit. This is important because the narrowing can reduce the blood supply to the kidney and thus can damage the kidney.

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