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NSG530 / NSG 530 Exam 3 | Advanced
Pathophysiology | Questions & Verified Answers with
Expert Rationales | 100% Correct | Grade A+ – Wilkes
University (2025/2026)
Pyelonephritis - (ANSWER)inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney
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.
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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
Types of glomerulonephritis - (ANSWER)- membranous nephropathy/
glomerulonephritis
- rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis
-Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease (goodpasture syndrome)
- chronic glomerulonephritis
-diabetic neuropathy
NSG530 / NSG 530 Exam 3 | Advanced
Pathophysiology | Questions & Verified Answers with
Expert Rationales | 100% Correct | Grade A+ – Wilkes
University (2025/2026)
Pyelonephritis - (ANSWER)inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney
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.
, 2
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
Types of glomerulonephritis - (ANSWER)- membranous nephropathy/
glomerulonephritis
- rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis
-Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease (goodpasture syndrome)
- chronic glomerulonephritis
-diabetic neuropathy
