Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Question 19

19.  Which of the following is not true regarding systemic amyloidosis?

A.  Renal insufficiency is present in approximately 50% of the patients and the most common cause of death is heart failure with a median survival of 4 months.

B.  Patients usually have a good response to prednisone

C.  Amyloidosis is characterized by the fibrillar deposits and their composition

D.  Diagnosis often has to be made by renal biopsy


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