NSG530 NSG 530 EXAM 1 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2026 TEST
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QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS A+
◉ Chronic Pyelonephritis.
Answer: Interstitial fibrosis and atrophy of tubules due to multiple bouts
of acute pyelonephritis
Can be associated with chronic UTI's, vesicoureteral reflux, or kidney
stones
◉ Cystitis.
Answer: Inflammation of the bladder
Common pathogens are E. Coli and staphylococcus saphrophyticus
◉ Symptoms of cystitis.
Answer: Frequency, urgency, dysuria, lower back pain
◉ Renal cell carcinoma.
Answer: cancerous tumor that arises from kidney tubule cells
◉ Renal adenoma.
Answer: small, slow-growing glandular noncancerous tumor of the
kidney
, ◉ Renal transitional cell carcinoma.
Answer: rare and primarily arises in the renal parenchyma and renal
pelvis.
◉ Transitional cell carcinoma.
Answer: a malignant tumor of the urinary tract that is often found within
the urinary bladder or within the renal pelvis. Generally occurs in older
men. Gross painless hematuria
◉ Gomerulonephritis.
Answer: inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney
◉ Primary glomerulonephritis.
Answer: inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidneys that occurs
independently of other chronic conditions; usually the result of an acute
infectious process
◉ secondary glomerulonephritis.
Answer: inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidneys that results from
other chronic conditions, such as lupus erythematosus or diabetes.
◉ Symptoms of glomerulonephritis.
Answer: Hematuria with red blood cell casts, proteinuria with albumin,
oliguria, HTN, edema, nephrotic sediment
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2026 TEST
BANK REVIEW COMPLETE
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS A+
◉ Chronic Pyelonephritis.
Answer: Interstitial fibrosis and atrophy of tubules due to multiple bouts
of acute pyelonephritis
Can be associated with chronic UTI's, vesicoureteral reflux, or kidney
stones
◉ Cystitis.
Answer: Inflammation of the bladder
Common pathogens are E. Coli and staphylococcus saphrophyticus
◉ Symptoms of cystitis.
Answer: Frequency, urgency, dysuria, lower back pain
◉ Renal cell carcinoma.
Answer: cancerous tumor that arises from kidney tubule cells
◉ Renal adenoma.
Answer: small, slow-growing glandular noncancerous tumor of the
kidney
, ◉ Renal transitional cell carcinoma.
Answer: rare and primarily arises in the renal parenchyma and renal
pelvis.
◉ Transitional cell carcinoma.
Answer: a malignant tumor of the urinary tract that is often found within
the urinary bladder or within the renal pelvis. Generally occurs in older
men. Gross painless hematuria
◉ Gomerulonephritis.
Answer: inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney
◉ Primary glomerulonephritis.
Answer: inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidneys that occurs
independently of other chronic conditions; usually the result of an acute
infectious process
◉ secondary glomerulonephritis.
Answer: inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidneys that results from
other chronic conditions, such as lupus erythematosus or diabetes.
◉ Symptoms of glomerulonephritis.
Answer: Hematuria with red blood cell casts, proteinuria with albumin,
oliguria, HTN, edema, nephrotic sediment
