Which one of the following statements is NOT true about calcium phosphate
involvement in rental stone production? - Calcium phosphate builds up in the ureter
A 50% rise in plasma creatinine represents a nephron mass loss of: - 50%
What is the primary risk factor for calcium phosphate renal stones? - High urine pH
The nurse practitioner is interpreting the results of a urinalysis and concludes that the
specimen was contaminated. The presence of which organism would lead her to reach
that conclusion? - Lactobacillus
The most common type of renal calculi is formed by an increased concentration of: -
calcium
The most common cause of urethritis is: - Neisseria gonorrhoea
Which of the following laboratory values is an amino acid breakdown that represents the
glomerular filtration rate and metabolism in muscles? - Creatinine
Medications associated with acute urinary retention include: - antihistamines
, Bone disease secondary to chronic kidney disease is due to alteration in levels of: -
phosphorous
When antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is elevated in the serum, the collecting tubules in the
kidney become more permeable to H2O, meaning that urine will have a: - high specific
gravity
Renal stones are mostly composed of: - calcium oxalate
In a normal functioning kidney, the majority of glucose is reabsorbed in the: - proximal
convoluted tubule
Aldosterone helps regulate water reabsorption by regulating which of the following
electrolytes? - sodium
Dysregulation of antidiuretic hormone and aldosterone in the kidneys may lead to: -
hypertension
The most common type of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease is: -
normochromic normocytic
Infection of the upper urinary tract and renal parenchyma is called: - pyelonephritis