NSG 3850 Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
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Nephrotic syndrome does not usually cause
a. hyperlipidemia
b. proteinuria
c. hematuria
d. generalized edema - Answer✔✔-C
A person with acute pyelonephritis would most typically experience
a. fever
b. oliguria
c. edema
d. hypertension - Answer✔✔-A
The organism most commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis is
a. streptococcus
,b. Escherichia coli
c. Klebsiella
d. Enterobacter - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-D
Signs consistent with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis include
a. anuria
b. proteinuria
c. red blood cell casts in urine
d. foul-smelling urine - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-D
The most common type of renal stone is
a. uric acid
b. calcium
c. struvite
d. cesteine - Answer✔✔-B
Calcium oxalate stone formation is facilitated by
a. hypercalciuria
b. hypoparathyroidism
c. low urine pH
d. protein intake - Answer✔✔-A
The most common s/s of renal calculi is
a. pain
b. vomiting
c. hematuria
d. orliguria - Answer✔✔-A
The most common direct cause of acute pyelonephritis is
a. urine obstruction
b. systemic bacteremia
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
Nephrotic syndrome does not usually cause
a. hyperlipidemia
b. proteinuria
c. hematuria
d. generalized edema - Answer✔✔-C
A person with acute pyelonephritis would most typically experience
a. fever
b. oliguria
c. edema
d. hypertension - Answer✔✔-A
The organism most commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis is
a. streptococcus
,b. Escherichia coli
c. Klebsiella
d. Enterobacter - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-D
Signs consistent with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis include
a. anuria
b. proteinuria
c. red blood cell casts in urine
d. foul-smelling urine - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-D
The most common type of renal stone is
a. uric acid
b. calcium
c. struvite
d. cesteine - Answer✔✔-B
Calcium oxalate stone formation is facilitated by
a. hypercalciuria
b. hypoparathyroidism
c. low urine pH
d. protein intake - Answer✔✔-A
The most common s/s of renal calculi is
a. pain
b. vomiting
c. hematuria
d. orliguria - Answer✔✔-A
The most common direct cause of acute pyelonephritis is
a. urine obstruction
b. systemic bacteremia
