This simple quiz will help you know how well informed you are about your kidneys. Each correct answer fetches you 10 points. Excellent, if your score is 80 and above, good if it is between 60 and 80, average if it is 40 and 60, and bad if the points earned are below 40. Get ready to take the test.
1) The presence of more albumin in the urine suggests
a) Bladder disease
b) Kidney disease
c) Both
2) The presence of more albumin in the urine predicts
a) Kidney failure
b) Heart disease
c) Both
3) Dialysis is recommended when the kidney function (GFR) falls
a) < 60 ml/min
b) < 40 ml/min
c) < 30 ml/min
d) < 15 ml/min
4) How frequently should all diabetic patients undergo urine albumin testing?
a) Once in 5 years
b) Once in 2 years
c) Once in a year
d) Once in 6 months
5) The kidney manufactures important hormones that produce
a) Blood (Hb)
b) Strength to the bone
c) All of the above
6) A common manifestation of chronic kidney disease is
a) Swelling of the feet and face
b) Loss of appetite
c) Anaemia
d) High blood pressure
e) All of the above
7) The commonest cause of chronic kidney disease is
a) Alcohol intake
b) Smoking
c) Depression
d) Diabetes
8) In elderly males, recurrent urinary infection is mostly due to
a) High blood pressure
b) Stone disease
c) Prostate enlargement
d) Jaundice
9) Infection which can commonly cause kidney failure
a) Leprosy
b) Influenza
c) Ear infection
d) Malaria
10) Painkillers which cause kidney failure
a) Paracetamol
b) Tramadol
c) Brufen, voveran or NSAIDs (painkillers).
The writer is M.D. DNB, DM, Sr Consultant Nephrologist. Apollo Hospitals, Secunderabad