A 55 year old man attends
for a routine check-up with his General Practitioner. Routine tests reveal the
presence of a moderate amount of protein in his urine.

Which of the following
processes is likely to have contributed to this finding?

Question

A 55 year old man attends
for a routine check-up with his General Practitioner. Routine tests reveal the
presence of a moderate amount of protein in his urine.

Which of the following
processes is likely to have contributed to this finding?

Accepted Answer

Increase in the gap between podocytes in the glomerulus

Answer

Increase in aldosterone secretion

Answer

Increase of negative charge between podocytes

Answer

Increase in plasma proteins of molecular weight (MW) greater than 100 kD

Answer

Increase in plasma concentration of albumin

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