NR507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CHAMBERLAIN FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS EXPERT VERIFIED GRADED A+
⩥ The prostate specific antigen (PSA) helps to liquefy semen post-
ejaculation.
Answer: true
⩥ The underlying cause of BPH is that normal prostate cells respond to
increases in dihydrotestosterone that causes them to live longer and
multiply.
Answer: true
⩥ The location of the characteristic hyperplastic nodules of BPH is:
Answer: In the periurethral zone.
⩥ The type of stone that forms due to a urinary tract infection is:
Answer: Struvite stone.
⩥ Renal stones are formed when calcium and oxalate in the urine
combine.
,Answer: true
⩥ Renal calculi are typically confined to the bladder.
Answer: false
⩥ The most common type of stone is:
Answer: calcium stone
⩥ The gold standard for diagnosing a renal stone is a urinalysis.
Answer: false (ct scan)
⩥ A 45-year-old male presents to the primary care office with right flank
pain that he describes as unremitting; he also reports nausea and
vomiting. The NP performs an exam and observes him writhing in pain
on the exam table with the inability to find a comfortable position. He is
afebrile, BP 156/88 mmHg and HR 106/min. Right flank is mildly
tender on palpation. Abdominal exam is negative for any abnormality. A
urinalysis was performed and revealed 1+ blood. Urine microscopy also
revealed 10-20 RBCs per high-power field (hpf). A kidney stone is
suspected. The patient reports no prior history of a kidney stone. After
providing the patient an analgesic, where the patient reported mild relief,
the NP had the patient transferred to the emergency room for intravenous
fluids, pain management and further work-up for the kidney stone. Upon
follow-up in the office a week later, the patient reported that he was
diagnosed with
, Answer: adequate hydration
balanced diet
⩥ Lithotripsy is an invasive procedure used to break up the stone
Answer: false
⩥ The most common stone found in the patient with gout is:
Answer: uric acid stone
⩥ Hematuria can be seen with kidney stones because:
Answer: The stone injures the urinary structures as it passes through
them.
⩥ Renal colic is caused by the passing of the stone through the ureter.
Answer: true
⩥ At least half of individuals with renal stones will have a reoccurrence
within 10 years of the prior stone.
Answer: true
⩥ Which of the following actions will relax the detrusor muscle of the
bladder?
CHAMBERLAIN FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS EXPERT VERIFIED GRADED A+
⩥ The prostate specific antigen (PSA) helps to liquefy semen post-
ejaculation.
Answer: true
⩥ The underlying cause of BPH is that normal prostate cells respond to
increases in dihydrotestosterone that causes them to live longer and
multiply.
Answer: true
⩥ The location of the characteristic hyperplastic nodules of BPH is:
Answer: In the periurethral zone.
⩥ The type of stone that forms due to a urinary tract infection is:
Answer: Struvite stone.
⩥ Renal stones are formed when calcium and oxalate in the urine
combine.
,Answer: true
⩥ Renal calculi are typically confined to the bladder.
Answer: false
⩥ The most common type of stone is:
Answer: calcium stone
⩥ The gold standard for diagnosing a renal stone is a urinalysis.
Answer: false (ct scan)
⩥ A 45-year-old male presents to the primary care office with right flank
pain that he describes as unremitting; he also reports nausea and
vomiting. The NP performs an exam and observes him writhing in pain
on the exam table with the inability to find a comfortable position. He is
afebrile, BP 156/88 mmHg and HR 106/min. Right flank is mildly
tender on palpation. Abdominal exam is negative for any abnormality. A
urinalysis was performed and revealed 1+ blood. Urine microscopy also
revealed 10-20 RBCs per high-power field (hpf). A kidney stone is
suspected. The patient reports no prior history of a kidney stone. After
providing the patient an analgesic, where the patient reported mild relief,
the NP had the patient transferred to the emergency room for intravenous
fluids, pain management and further work-up for the kidney stone. Upon
follow-up in the office a week later, the patient reported that he was
diagnosed with
, Answer: adequate hydration
balanced diet
⩥ Lithotripsy is an invasive procedure used to break up the stone
Answer: false
⩥ The most common stone found in the patient with gout is:
Answer: uric acid stone
⩥ Hematuria can be seen with kidney stones because:
Answer: The stone injures the urinary structures as it passes through
them.
⩥ Renal colic is caused by the passing of the stone through the ureter.
Answer: true
⩥ At least half of individuals with renal stones will have a reoccurrence
within 10 years of the prior stone.
Answer: true
⩥ Which of the following actions will relax the detrusor muscle of the
bladder?
