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Q. A 7-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department due to intermittent episodes of hematuria for the past 3 months. He was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss when he was 2-years-old. His vital signs are normal despite hypertension (BP is 150/80 mmHg). On fundoscopic exam, there is an anterior lenticonus. Which of the following would you expect to find on urinalysis?

Mildly elevated protein (2.0 g/24h), only. RBCs and RBC casts. Elevated IgA.
Mild proteinuria (less than 3.5 g per day), RBCs and RBC casts. Sterile pyuria.
Mildly elevated protein (2.0 g/24h), only. RBCs without RBC. Elevated IgA.
Elevated protein (4.0 g/24h). Sterile pyruia. No evidence of RBCs or RBC casts.
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