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ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 530 - EXAM 3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
A patient is diagnosed with a kidney stone that is
composed of magnesium, ammonium, and phosphate.
What type of urinary calculus is this?
A) Calcium
B) Struvite
C) Uric acid
D) Indinavir - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B) Struvite
A patient has uncontrolled or premature contractions of
the detrusor muscle. Which condition is associated with
this medical problem?
A) Spinal cord injury
B) Immune system dysfunction
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Renal carcinoma - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A) Spinal
cord injury
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Which statement regarding renal cell carcinoma is
correct?
A) It is associated with p53.
B) Symptoms include painless hematuria.
C) Early stages produce a large abdominal mass.
D) Granular cell tumors have better prognosis. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ B) Symptoms include painless
hematuria.
A patient who reports abdominal and back pain has
been diagnosed with bacteria in the urine. What is the
appropriate term for involvement of the upper urinary
tract that is likely to cause such symptoms?
A) Cystitis
B) Pyelonephritis
C) Urinary tract infection
D) Asymptomatic bacteriuria - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B)
Pyelonephritis
With which bacteria is acute glomerulonephritis
associated?
A) Escherichia coli
B) Staphylococcus
C) Group A Streptococcus
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D) Klebsiella - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ C) Group A
Streptococcus
A diabetic child with 4.0 g of protein in her urine each
day is experiencing edema and vitamin D deficiency.
Which is the most likely diagnosis?
A) Nephritic syndrome
B) Nephrotic syndrome
C) Acute renal failure
D) Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Nephrotic syndrome
A 2-month-old male patient presents with the urethral
opening on the dorsal surface of the penis. Which term
is the correct name for this anomaly?
A) Hypospadias
B) Epispadias
C) Exstrophy
D) Ureteropelvic junction - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Epispadias
A patient presents with wide-set eyes, "parrot beak"
nose, low-set ears, and receding chin. What is the renal
manifestation associated with this presentation?
ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 530 - EXAM 3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
A patient is diagnosed with a kidney stone that is
composed of magnesium, ammonium, and phosphate.
What type of urinary calculus is this?
A) Calcium
B) Struvite
C) Uric acid
D) Indinavir - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B) Struvite
A patient has uncontrolled or premature contractions of
the detrusor muscle. Which condition is associated with
this medical problem?
A) Spinal cord injury
B) Immune system dysfunction
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Renal carcinoma - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A) Spinal
cord injury
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Which statement regarding renal cell carcinoma is
correct?
A) It is associated with p53.
B) Symptoms include painless hematuria.
C) Early stages produce a large abdominal mass.
D) Granular cell tumors have better prognosis. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ B) Symptoms include painless
hematuria.
A patient who reports abdominal and back pain has
been diagnosed with bacteria in the urine. What is the
appropriate term for involvement of the upper urinary
tract that is likely to cause such symptoms?
A) Cystitis
B) Pyelonephritis
C) Urinary tract infection
D) Asymptomatic bacteriuria - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B)
Pyelonephritis
With which bacteria is acute glomerulonephritis
associated?
A) Escherichia coli
B) Staphylococcus
C) Group A Streptococcus
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D) Klebsiella - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ C) Group A
Streptococcus
A diabetic child with 4.0 g of protein in her urine each
day is experiencing edema and vitamin D deficiency.
Which is the most likely diagnosis?
A) Nephritic syndrome
B) Nephrotic syndrome
C) Acute renal failure
D) Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Nephrotic syndrome
A 2-month-old male patient presents with the urethral
opening on the dorsal surface of the penis. Which term
is the correct name for this anomaly?
A) Hypospadias
B) Epispadias
C) Exstrophy
D) Ureteropelvic junction - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Epispadias
A patient presents with wide-set eyes, "parrot beak"
nose, low-set ears, and receding chin. What is the renal
manifestation associated with this presentation?
