ABDOMINAL
GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY
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A 64-years-old male died from uremia. At autopsy revealed reduced in sizes kidneys, with 50.Og weight. Their surfaces were regularly granulated; the cortexes were thin. A microscopic study showed considerably thickened walls of glomeralar arterioles due to deposition of homogeneous unstructured pink masses. The lumens of these vessels were markedly narrowed; nephrons were diminished with sclerotic changes, tubules were atrophic. For what disease the described changes are characteristic?
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Hypertension
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Chronic glomerulonephritis
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Amyloidosis of kidneys
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Pyelonephritis with scarring of kidneys
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hypocalcemia in chronic renal failure is due to two primary causes-increased serum phosphorus and decreased renal production of 1, 25 (OH)2 vitamin D. The former causes hypocalcemia by complexing with serum calcium and depositing it into bone and other tissues.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pulmonary edema (fluid in your lungs). Defective platelet function and blood clotting leading to bleeding. Uremic encephalopathy (decreased brain function due to toxin buildup). Angina (chest pain). Atherosclerosis (hardened arteries). Heart failure. Heart valve disease. More items •19-Apr-2021
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