Acute Kidney Injury
- Previous year questions on Acute Kidney Injury for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Medicine section of the exam.
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- 30 live questions in Acute Kidney Injury.
- 2 of 30 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018.
- Medicine is worth about 33 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.the most common pathology of acute renal failure ?
- ADPGN
- BRPGN
- CATN✓ Correct answer
- Dallergic interstitial nephritis
Q2.A patient presents with acute renal failure with normal ultrasound abdomen report Next most useful investigation is-
- AIntravenous pyelography
- BDTPA scan✓ Correct answer
- CRetrograde pyelography
- DX-ray abdomen and CT scan.
Q3.Oliguria is defined as:-
- AAbsence of urine production
- BMore than 900 ml of urine excreted in a day
- C600 ml to 700 ml of urine excreted in a day
- DLess than 300 ml of urine excreted in a day✓ Correct answer
Q4.True about pre-renal azotemia
- A"Muddy brown" granular casts
- BUrine creatinine / plasma creatinine > 20
- CFeNa <1✓ Correct answer
- DUrine osmolality >500 mOsm/kg
Q5.All are new markers for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) except:
- APlasma IL 18✓ Correct answer
- BUrinary IL 18
- CPlasma NGAL
- DUrinary NGAL
Q6.Which of the following is suggestive of Acute renal failure?
- AFENa<1
- BRenal Failure index <1
- CBlood urea nitrogen/cr ratio<20✓ Correct answer
- DUrine osmolality >1.010
Q7.Acute anuria may occur in all of the following except
- AAcute pancreatitis
- BUse of intravenous dextran in anaemic patients✓ Correct answer
- CPerforming intravenous urogram in patient with multiple myeloma
- DUse of furosemide in patients receiving cephalosporin
Q8.Markers of acute kidney injury include all of the following except:
- AMicro RNA-122✓ Correct answer
- BCystatin C
- CN-gal
- DKim-1
Q9.What is the difference between RIFLE & KDIGO criteria in differentiating a tubular injury?
- AUosm
- BUrinary Na
- CUrinary NGAL✓ Correct answer
- DFeNa (UN, x Scr / SNa x Ucr)
Q10.A 43-year-old woman develops acute renal failure following an emergency resection of a leaking abdominal aoic aneurysm. One week after surgery, the following laboratory values are obtained: Serum electrolytes (mEq/L): Na + 127, K+ 5.9, Cl - 92, HCO3 - 15 Blood urea nitrogen: 82 mg/dL Serum creatinine: 6.7 mg/dL The patient has gained 4 kg since surgery and is mildly dyspneic at rest. Eight hours after these values are repoed, the following electrocardiogram is obtained. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial treatment in the management of this patient?
- A10 mL of 10% calcium gluconate✓ Correct answer
- B0.25 mg digoxin every 3 hours for 3 doses
- C100 mg lidocaine
- DEmergent hemodialysis
Answer key
Q1: C. ATN; Q2: B. DTPA scan; Q3: D. Less than 300 ml of urine excreted in a day; Q4: C. FeNa <1; Q5: A. Plasma IL 18; Q6: C. Blood urea nitrogen/cr ratio<20; Q7: B. Use of intravenous dextran in anaemic patients; Q8: A. Micro RNA-122; Q9: C. Urinary NGAL; Q10: A. 10 mL of 10% calcium gluconate.
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