A 30-Year-Old Heroin Addict Who Is Positive for the Human

question 6

Multiple Choice

A 30-year-old heroin addict who is positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is hospitalized because of generalized edema. Laboratory studies show proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia, and lipiduria. Which of the following diseases is most likely to be diagnosed by a biopsy of the kidney?

• A) Lipoid nephrosis
• B) Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
• C) Membranous nephropathy
• D) IgA nephropathy
• E) Amyloidosis

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Definitions:

Thematic Apperception Test

A projective psychological test involving storytelling from ambiguous images, used to uncover underlying motives, conflicts, and personality traits.

Projective Technique

A psychological assessment method where ambiguous stimuli are presented to subjects, who then project their own interpretations or feelings onto the stimuli.

Ambiguous Pictures

Images that can be interpreted in multiple ways or have unclear elements, often used in psychological assessments to explore perceptions and unconscious thoughts.

Thought

The process of considering, reasoning, or reflecting about something, which forms part of human cognition.