The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic glomerulonephritis. What can cause chronic glomerulonephritis?
A) Epstein-Barr virus
B) Atherosclerosis
C) Repeated episodes of acute nephritic syndrome
D) Hypertensive encephalopathy
Ans: C
Feedback: Chronic glomerulonephritis may be due to repeated episodes of acute nephritic syndrome, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, chronic tubulointerstitial injury, or hemodynamically mediated glomerular sclerosis. Secondary glomerular diseases that can have systemic effects include lupus erythematosus, Goodpasture's syndrome (caused by antibodies to the glomerular basement membrane), diabetic glomerulosclerosis, and amyloidosis.
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