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Two weeks after a case of tonsillitis, a 29-year-old patient noticed facial edema, weakness, and decreased work capacity. Gradually, he developed shortness of breath, leg edema, and lumbar edema. Objectively, his skin is pale, his heart sounds are weakened, he has hydrothorax, anasarca, and blood pressure of 150/100 mm Hg. Clinical urinalysis shows the following: specific gravity --- 1021, protein --- 9 g/L, erythrocytes 40--50 in the vision field, hyaline casts --- 4--6 in the vision field. What is the provisional diagnosis in this case?a.Exacerbation of chronic glomerulonephritisb.Acute glomerulonephritisc.Heart failured.Myxedemae.Acute pyelonephritis
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