q1 - ptosis

[ArchivalUser]

9yr-old boy has had generalized edema for 2 months. Laboratory studies of serum show:

Glucose
87 mg/dL

Creatinine
0.9 mg/dL

Urea nitrogen (BUN)
11 mg/dL

Albumin
2.8 g/dL



Urinalysis shows 4+ protein and oval fat bodies. The most likely cause is a disorder involving which of the following structures?

A ) Afferent arterioles only
B ) Afferent and efferent arterioles
C ) Glomerular capillary loops
D ) Glomerular mesangial region
E ) Tubulo-interstitial region

[ArchivalUser]

d???

[ArchivalUser]

r u sure

[ArchivalUser]

c??

[ArchivalUser]

and this

[ArchivalUser]

D ) Glomerular mesangial region

[ArchivalUser]

cccc

[ArchivalUser]

I think C, because this is nephrotic syndrome, problems is the capilaries leaking