NR 325 RENAL PRACTICE 2026 FINAL PAPER EXAM PREP BUNDLED QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS

NR 325 RENAL PRACTICE 2026 FINAL PAPER
EXAM PREP BUNDLED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS

◉ What disorder causes hemoconcentration of electrolytes?
A. SIADH
B. DI. Answer: B. DI (because you are peeing out all of the H2O)


◉ What sound is indicative of a post-op thyroidectomy pt declining
rapidly. Answer: Stridor (upper airway obstruction)


◉ What would a pt experience with a thyroidectomy? What
medication would they be on?. Answer: Pt would experience
hypothyroidism.
Pt would be on Synthroid (levothyroxine) for life.


◉ Pt is flushed, tachycardic, can't sleep, has brittle hair, and is
experiencing weight loss; what do they have?. Answer:
Hyperthyroidism


◉ Pt has a below normal temperature, hypotension, and
hypoventilation; what is the pt experiencing?. Answer: Myxedema
coma

, ◉ What conditions would cause the pt to have high BP?. Answer:
SIADH
Hyperthyroidism


◉ What condition would cause a low urine specific gravity?. Answer:
DI (<1.005)


◉ What causes low levels of T3, T4, and high levels of TSH?. Answer:
Hypothyroidism


◉ A pt is urinating 19L a day and constantly drinking; what
condition do they have?. Answer: DI


◉ What condition do you treat with desmopressin?. Answer: DI
Desmopressin is a synthetic ADH (DI you are lacking ADH)


◉ What condition do you treat with IV diuretics?. Answer: SIADH
(because of fluid retention)


◉ What is the antidote for CT dye and Tylenol?. Answer: Mucomyst
(acetylcysteine)