HY USMLE Q #1002 – Renal

A 19-year-old woman comes to the physician for a 6-month history of joint pain in her knees and hips. She has no past medical history. Temperature is 100 F. Examination shows warmth and swelling of the knees. Laboratory studies show:

Hemoglobin                                                                               10 g/dL
Platelets                                                                                       120,000/μL
Blood urea nitrogen                                                              38 mg/dL
Creatinine                                                                                   1.7 mg/dL
Urine blood                                                                                1+
Urine protein                                                                            1+

Which of the following is most likely to be seen in this patient?

  Acute tubular necrosis
  Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis
  Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
  Membranous glomerulonephritis
  Proliferative glomerulonephritis