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diabetic
Question:
A 55-year-old man who has had a long-standing history of poorly controlled diabetes presented with gross edema and decreased urine output. This patient's lab results showed increased serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen. An image of this patient's renal biopsy specimen shows pink hyaline nodules forming in regions of glomerular capillary loops. This presentation most likely corresponds with which of the following complications?
Options:
A)Acute tubular necrosis
B)Crescentic glomerulonephritis
C)Lupus nephritis
D)Nodular diabetic glomerulosclerosis
E)Postinfectious glomerulonephritis
diabetic
Question:
A 55-year-old man who has had a long-standing history of poorly controlled diabetes presented with gross edema and decreased urine output. This patient's lab results showed increased serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen. An image of this patient's renal biopsy specimen shows pink hyaline nodules forming in regions of glomerular capillary loops. This presentation most likely corresponds with which of the following complications?
Options:
A)Acute tubular necrosis
B)Crescentic glomerulonephritis
C)Lupus nephritis
D)Nodular diabetic glomerulosclerosis
E)Postinfectious glomerulonephritis