MCQ – 89012

Question

A 34-year-old female is brought to the emergency room by EMS after a seizure during dinner. Her past medical history includes arthritis, which has developed in the last few years. On a recent visit to her family physician for complaints of fatigue, she was found to have a serum leukocyte count of 3.3 × 109/L and a urine dipstick positive for protein, but negative for leukocyte esterase and glucose. Of the following, which is the most likely mechanism for the protein in her urine?


A.

An undiagnosed neoplasm 

B.

A urinary tract infection 

C.

Antibodies directed against the basement membrane 

D.

Deposition of antigen-antibody complexes in the glomeruli 

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