Advanced Physiology and
Pathophysiology Exam | Questions and
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What hormone is responsible for the concentration or specific gravity of
urine?
A. angiotensin hormone
B. aldosterone hormone
C. renalase hormone
D. antidiuretic hormone - Correct Answer - D. antidiuretic hormone
What is directly related to renal blood flow and regulated by intrinsic
auto-regulatory mechanisms, neural regulation, and hormonal regulation
and is used to measure kidney health?
A. Glomerular filtration rate
B. Creatinine
C. Aldosterone
D. Blood Urea Nitrogen - Correct Answer - A. Glomerular filtration rate
What is the physiologic trigger that activates the renin-angiotensin-
aldosterone system?
A. Anemia
B. Dehydration
,C. Hypotension
D. Hyperglycemia - Correct Answer - C. Hypotension
What substance has stable plasma concentrations, is freely filtered at
the glomerulus, is not secreted, reabsorbed, or metabolized by the
tubules, is constantly infused to maintain a stable plasma level, is easy
to measure and is commonly used as a clinical measure of the
glomerular filtration rate?
A. Renin
B. Creatinine
C. Erythropoietin
D. Blood Urea Nitrogen - Correct Answer - B. Creatinine
The most common type of calculi that forms in the renal system is
composed of what mineral?
A. Uric acid
B. Calcium Oxalate
C. Struvite
D. Cystine - Correct Answer - B. Calcium Oxalate
What type of incontinence is most common in women over 60 years of
age and men who have had prostate surgery?
A. Urge incontinence
B. Stress incontinence
, C. Overflow incontinence
D. Functional incontinence - Correct Answer - B. Stress incontinence
A patient presents to your primary care clinic with microscopic
hematuria, flank pain, and weight loss. What would your primary
differential diagnosis be that would need to be ruled out immediately?
A. Nephrolithiasis
B. Nephritis
C. Renal cell carcinoma
D. Acute Cystitis - Correct Answer - C. Renal cell carcinoma
What hereditary condition is an embryonal tumor of the kidney that can
manifest with other anomalies such as aniridia (lack of an iris in the eye),
hemihyperplasia (asymmetry of the body), and genitourinary
malformations which may include horseshoe kidneys, hypospadias,
ureteral duplication or polycystic kidneys?
A. Nephroblastoma (Wilms tumor)
B. Renal Cell Carcinoma
C. Renal Adenoma
D. Nephritic Syndrome - Correct Answer - A. Nephroblastoma (Wilms
tumor)
What condition should be considered when children under the age of
five develop frequent urinary tract infections?
A. Chronic cystitis
B. Enuresis