NUR 2210 EAQ Urinary Renal Questions with Correct Answers and Rationales

NUR 2210 EAQ Urinary Renal Questions with Correct Answers and Rationales A patient with a history of diabetes mellitus and cataracts is diagnosed with pyelonephritis. What does the nurse identify as the possible cause of pyelonephritis in the patient?  Use of antibiotics  Use of antihypertensive drugs  Use of oral hypoglycemic drugs  Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs  Rationale  Prolonged and extensive use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may lead to necrosis and reflux of urine, resulting in pyelonephritis. Use of antibiotics and oral hypoglycemic drugs do not lead to pyelonephritis. Antihypertensive drugs are used to lower blood pressure levels in patients with kidney disease; they are not associated with pyelonephritis.  p. 1373  A diagnostic renal scan diagnostic is done in patients with kidney disorder for which purpose?  To evaluate renal perfusion  To detect the backward flow of urine  To examine the structure of the urethra  To identify abnormalities of the bladder wall  Rationale  A renal scan is the diagnostic test used to evaluate renal perfusion in patients with kidney disorders. Cystography and cystourethrography are used to examine the structure of the urethra and also to detect the backward flow of urine. Cystoscopy is the diagnostic test used to identify abnormalities of the bladder wall in patients with disorders of the kidneys.  p. 1337 Correct (27) Which complication of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) may result in high blood pressure? Kidney calculi Kidney abscess