NSG 3850 EXAM 3: CH 27- 29 (TB) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
Nephrotic syndrome does not usually cause
a. hyperlipidemia.
b. proteinuria.
c. hematuria.
d. generalized edema. - Answers - C. Hematuria
A person with acute pyelonephritis would most typically experience
a. fever.
b. oliguria.
c. edema.
d. hypertension. - Answers - a. fever
The organism most commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis is
a. Streptococcus.
b. Escherichia coli.
c. Klebsiella.
d. Enterobacter. - Answers - B. Escherichia coli
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 - Answers - d. genetically transmitted.
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. - Answers - d. an immune complex reaction.
Signs consistent with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis include
a. anuria.
b. proteinuria.
c. red blood cell casts in the urine.
d. foul-smelling urine. - Answers - b. Proteinuria
,The pain that accompanies kidney disorders is called
a. nephritic.
b. nephralgia.
c. nephrotic.
d. nephronitis. - Answers - b. nephralgia.
Findings that should prompt an evaluation for renal cancer include
a. bacteria in the urine.
b. intermittent urinary colic.
c. hematuria.
d. red blood cell casts in the urine. - Answers - C. Hematuria
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. - Answers - d. uric acid crystals.
The most common type of renal stone is
a. uric acid.
b. calcium.
c. struvite.
d. cysteine. - Answers - b. calcium
Calcium oxalate stone formation is facilitated by
a. hypercalciuria.
b. hypoparathyroidism.
c. low urine pH.
d. protein intake. - Answers - a. hypercalciuria
The most common sign/symptom of renal calculi is
a. pain.
b. vomiting.
c. hematuria.
d. oliguria. - Answers - a. pain
The most common direct cause of acute pyelonephritis is
, a. urine obstruction.
b. systemic bacteremia.
c. urethral catheterization.
d. infection by E. coli. - Answers - d. infection by E. coli.
The major underlying factor leading to the edema associated with glomerulonephritis
and nephrotic syndrome is
a. hematuria.
b. bacteriuria.
c. glycosuria.
d. proteinuria. - Answers - D. Proteinuria
Scrotal pain in males and labial pain in females may accompany renal pain as a result
of
a. associated infections.
b. associated dermatomes.
c. muscle tension.
d. anxiety. - Answers - b. associated dermatomes.
The consequence of an upper urinary tract obstruction in a single ureter is
a. kidney stone formation.
b. hydronephrosis.
c. dilation of the urethra.
d. anuria. - Answers - b. hydronephrosis
A major modifiable risk factor for nephrolithiasis is
a. positive family history.
b. dehydration.
c. smoking.
d. drinking alcohol. - Answers - b. dehydration
In addition to E. coli, a risk factor for development of pyelonephritis is
a. urinary retention and reflux.
b. nephrotic syndrome.
c. respiratory disease.
d. glomerulonephritis. - Answers - a. urinary retention and reflux.
Nephrotic syndrome involves loss of large amounts of - in the urine.
a. blood
b. sodium
ANSWERS.
Nephrotic syndrome does not usually cause
a. hyperlipidemia.
b. proteinuria.
c. hematuria.
d. generalized edema. - Answers - C. Hematuria
A person with acute pyelonephritis would most typically experience
a. fever.
b. oliguria.
c. edema.
d. hypertension. - Answers - a. fever
The organism most commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis is
a. Streptococcus.
b. Escherichia coli.
c. Klebsiella.
d. Enterobacter. - Answers - B. Escherichia coli
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 - Answers - d. genetically transmitted.
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. - Answers - d. an immune complex reaction.
Signs consistent with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis include
a. anuria.
b. proteinuria.
c. red blood cell casts in the urine.
d. foul-smelling urine. - Answers - b. Proteinuria
,The pain that accompanies kidney disorders is called
a. nephritic.
b. nephralgia.
c. nephrotic.
d. nephronitis. - Answers - b. nephralgia.
Findings that should prompt an evaluation for renal cancer include
a. bacteria in the urine.
b. intermittent urinary colic.
c. hematuria.
d. red blood cell casts in the urine. - Answers - C. Hematuria
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. - Answers - d. uric acid crystals.
The most common type of renal stone is
a. uric acid.
b. calcium.
c. struvite.
d. cysteine. - Answers - b. calcium
Calcium oxalate stone formation is facilitated by
a. hypercalciuria.
b. hypoparathyroidism.
c. low urine pH.
d. protein intake. - Answers - a. hypercalciuria
The most common sign/symptom of renal calculi is
a. pain.
b. vomiting.
c. hematuria.
d. oliguria. - Answers - a. pain
The most common direct cause of acute pyelonephritis is
, a. urine obstruction.
b. systemic bacteremia.
c. urethral catheterization.
d. infection by E. coli. - Answers - d. infection by E. coli.
The major underlying factor leading to the edema associated with glomerulonephritis
and nephrotic syndrome is
a. hematuria.
b. bacteriuria.
c. glycosuria.
d. proteinuria. - Answers - D. Proteinuria
Scrotal pain in males and labial pain in females may accompany renal pain as a result
of
a. associated infections.
b. associated dermatomes.
c. muscle tension.
d. anxiety. - Answers - b. associated dermatomes.
The consequence of an upper urinary tract obstruction in a single ureter is
a. kidney stone formation.
b. hydronephrosis.
c. dilation of the urethra.
d. anuria. - Answers - b. hydronephrosis
A major modifiable risk factor for nephrolithiasis is
a. positive family history.
b. dehydration.
c. smoking.
d. drinking alcohol. - Answers - b. dehydration
In addition to E. coli, a risk factor for development of pyelonephritis is
a. urinary retention and reflux.
b. nephrotic syndrome.
c. respiratory disease.
d. glomerulonephritis. - Answers - a. urinary retention and reflux.
Nephrotic syndrome involves loss of large amounts of - in the urine.
a. blood
b. sodium
