Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2022
Autopsy of the body of a woman who died of uremia revealed the kidneys 7x3.5x2 cm in size, with an evenly fine-grained surface and a pale medullary layer thinned down to 0.3 cm. Histology shows sclerosis and hyalinosis of the majority of glomeruli, hyalinosis of the arterioles, sclerosis of artery walls with concentric narrowing of the lumen, and atrophic changes in the tubules. What pathology can be characterized by such macro-and microscopic changes in the kidneys?
Answer options
- Pyelonephritic contracted kidney
- Atherosclerotic nephrosclerosis
- Amyloid contracted kidney
- Secondary contracted kidney
- Primary contracted kidney
Correct answer
Secondary contracted kidney
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