NR 507 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL - EDAPT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is a symptom of a lower urinary tract infection? - ANSWERUrgency
What is true regarding complicated UTIs? - ANSWERCan be caused by a structural
urinary tract disorder
What can help prevent a UTI? - ANSWERIncreased water consumption
True/False: Women are at higher risk of developing UTI because they have a shorter
urethra - ANSWERTrue
What is a risk factor for developing a UTI? - ANSWERPregnancy
What is true regarding an uncomplicated UTI? - ANSWER- Occurs in the normal urinary
tract
- Responds well to short-course of antibiotics
What is true regarding a complicated UTI? - ANSWER- UTI that extends beyond the
bladder
- Infants & older adults are usually affected
- Caused by structural/functional urinary tract abnormalities or a untreated UTI
What will the urinalysis of a patient with a UTI show? - ANSWERWBCs & casts
The NP knows an uncomplicated UTI because - ANSWERthe UTI responds well to a
short-course of antibiotic therapy
Highly suspective that causative bacteria of UTI is gram negative because of the
presence of - ANSWERNitrites
A common organism that causes a UTI includes - ANSWERStaphylococcus
saprophyticus
True/False: There is a significant risk for men with BPH to develop cellular mutations
that lead to prostate cancer - ANSWERFalse
True/False: The peripheral zone of the prostate is the largest zone - ANSWERTrue
On digital rectal exam to assess quality of prostate, NP would be concerned with a hard
nodule because - ANSWERit indicates prostate cancer
, The patient most often develops symptoms of BPH when - ANSWERthe prostatic
urethra becomes obstructed
True/False: The purpose of straining in BPH is to overcome the obstruction encountered
during urination - ANSWERTrue
What is the reaction of 5-Alpha reductase inhibitors? - ANSWERTo cause shrinkage of
the prostate gland
Where are the hyper plastic nodules of BPH located? - ANSWERPeriurethral zone
Why are men who have BPH prone to develop UTIs? - ANSWERBecause of the
stagnation of urine in the bladder that promotes bacterial growth.
True/False: PSA helps liquefy semen post-ejaculation - ANSWERTrue
True/False: The underlying cause of BPH is that normal prostate cells respond to
increases in dihydrotestosterone that causes them to live longer & multiply -
ANSWERTrue
What is the most common type of formed stone? - ANSWERCalcium stone
What is the type of stone formed during a UTI? - ANSWERStruvite stone
True/False: The gold standard for diagnosing a renal stone is a urinalysis -
ANSWERFalse- CT scan is the gold standard for diagnosing a renal stone
True/False: Renal stones are formed when calcium & oxalate in the urine combine -
ANSWERTrue
True/False: Renal calculi are typically confined to the bladder - ANSWERFalse - Renal
calculi can be found in the ureter or the bladder
Why can hematuria be seen with kidney stones? - ANSWERBTrecause the stone
injures the urinary structures as it passes through them
True/False: Renal colic is caused by the passing of the stone through the ureter -
ANSWERTrue
True/False: At least half of individuals with renal stones will have a reoccurrence within
10 years of their prior stone. - ANSWERTrue
True/False: Lithotripsy is an invasive procedure used to break up the stone -
ANSWERFalse
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL - EDAPT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is a symptom of a lower urinary tract infection? - ANSWERUrgency
What is true regarding complicated UTIs? - ANSWERCan be caused by a structural
urinary tract disorder
What can help prevent a UTI? - ANSWERIncreased water consumption
True/False: Women are at higher risk of developing UTI because they have a shorter
urethra - ANSWERTrue
What is a risk factor for developing a UTI? - ANSWERPregnancy
What is true regarding an uncomplicated UTI? - ANSWER- Occurs in the normal urinary
tract
- Responds well to short-course of antibiotics
What is true regarding a complicated UTI? - ANSWER- UTI that extends beyond the
bladder
- Infants & older adults are usually affected
- Caused by structural/functional urinary tract abnormalities or a untreated UTI
What will the urinalysis of a patient with a UTI show? - ANSWERWBCs & casts
The NP knows an uncomplicated UTI because - ANSWERthe UTI responds well to a
short-course of antibiotic therapy
Highly suspective that causative bacteria of UTI is gram negative because of the
presence of - ANSWERNitrites
A common organism that causes a UTI includes - ANSWERStaphylococcus
saprophyticus
True/False: There is a significant risk for men with BPH to develop cellular mutations
that lead to prostate cancer - ANSWERFalse
True/False: The peripheral zone of the prostate is the largest zone - ANSWERTrue
On digital rectal exam to assess quality of prostate, NP would be concerned with a hard
nodule because - ANSWERit indicates prostate cancer
, The patient most often develops symptoms of BPH when - ANSWERthe prostatic
urethra becomes obstructed
True/False: The purpose of straining in BPH is to overcome the obstruction encountered
during urination - ANSWERTrue
What is the reaction of 5-Alpha reductase inhibitors? - ANSWERTo cause shrinkage of
the prostate gland
Where are the hyper plastic nodules of BPH located? - ANSWERPeriurethral zone
Why are men who have BPH prone to develop UTIs? - ANSWERBecause of the
stagnation of urine in the bladder that promotes bacterial growth.
True/False: PSA helps liquefy semen post-ejaculation - ANSWERTrue
True/False: The underlying cause of BPH is that normal prostate cells respond to
increases in dihydrotestosterone that causes them to live longer & multiply -
ANSWERTrue
What is the most common type of formed stone? - ANSWERCalcium stone
What is the type of stone formed during a UTI? - ANSWERStruvite stone
True/False: The gold standard for diagnosing a renal stone is a urinalysis -
ANSWERFalse- CT scan is the gold standard for diagnosing a renal stone
True/False: Renal stones are formed when calcium & oxalate in the urine combine -
ANSWERTrue
True/False: Renal calculi are typically confined to the bladder - ANSWERFalse - Renal
calculi can be found in the ureter or the bladder
Why can hematuria be seen with kidney stones? - ANSWERBTrecause the stone
injures the urinary structures as it passes through them
True/False: Renal colic is caused by the passing of the stone through the ureter -
ANSWERTrue
True/False: At least half of individuals with renal stones will have a reoccurrence within
10 years of their prior stone. - ANSWERTrue
True/False: Lithotripsy is an invasive procedure used to break up the stone -
ANSWERFalse
