NSG 3850 Pathophysiology for Nurses
II - Exam 3 Latest Update: Renal &
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Nephrotic syndrome does not usually cause
a. hyperlipidemia
b. proteinuria
c. hematuria
d. generalized edema
C
A person with acute pyelonephritis would most typically experience
a. fever
b. oliguria
c. edema
d. hypertension
A
The organism most commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis is
a. streptococcus
b. Escherichia coli
,c. Klebsiella
d. Enterobacter
B
It is true that polycystic kidney disease is
a. always rapidly fatal
b. caused by a streptococcal infection
c. associated with supernumerary kidney
d. genetically transmitted
D
The pathophysiologic basis of acute glomerulonephritis is
a. renal ischemia
b. bacterial invasion of the glomerulus
c. an anaphylactic reaction
d. an immune complex reaction
D
Signs consistent with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis include
a. anuria
b. proteinuria
c. red blood cell casts in urine
d. foul-smelling urine
B
, A patient with gouty arthritis develops renal calculi. The composition of these calculi is most
likely to be
a. potassium oxalate
b. struvite
c. cysteine
d. uric acid crystals
D
The most common type of renal stone is
a. uric acid
b. calcium
c. struvite
d. Cystine
B
Calcium oxalate stone formation is facilitated by
a. hypercalciuria
b. hypoparathyroidism
c. low urine pH
d. protein intake
A
The most common s/s of renal calculi is
a. pain
b. vomiting
c. hematuria
II - Exam 3 Latest Update: Renal &
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Nephrotic syndrome does not usually cause
a. hyperlipidemia
b. proteinuria
c. hematuria
d. generalized edema
C
A person with acute pyelonephritis would most typically experience
a. fever
b. oliguria
c. edema
d. hypertension
A
The organism most commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis is
a. streptococcus
b. Escherichia coli
,c. Klebsiella
d. Enterobacter
B
It is true that polycystic kidney disease is
a. always rapidly fatal
b. caused by a streptococcal infection
c. associated with supernumerary kidney
d. genetically transmitted
D
The pathophysiologic basis of acute glomerulonephritis is
a. renal ischemia
b. bacterial invasion of the glomerulus
c. an anaphylactic reaction
d. an immune complex reaction
D
Signs consistent with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis include
a. anuria
b. proteinuria
c. red blood cell casts in urine
d. foul-smelling urine
B
, A patient with gouty arthritis develops renal calculi. The composition of these calculi is most
likely to be
a. potassium oxalate
b. struvite
c. cysteine
d. uric acid crystals
D
The most common type of renal stone is
a. uric acid
b. calcium
c. struvite
d. Cystine
B
Calcium oxalate stone formation is facilitated by
a. hypercalciuria
b. hypoparathyroidism
c. low urine pH
d. protein intake
A
The most common s/s of renal calculi is
a. pain
b. vomiting
c. hematuria
