NU 621 Week 8 Post-Class Exam Questions with Answers
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The following three questions pertain to Case Study 8.A: Renal Failure.All of the characteristics below describe the structure of the glomerulus EXCEPT one. Identify ...
patients with renal failure may require calcium supplementation because the kidneys normally activate vitamin d
which is required for the absorpt
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NU 621 Week 8 Post-Class Exam Questions
with Answers
8.15
Grade 36.00 out of a maximum of 36.00 (100%)
Q2
Question 2
The following three questions pertain to Case Study 8.A: Renal Failure.All of the
characteristics below describe the structure of the glomerulus EXCEPT one. Identify the
characteristic that DOES NOT describe the glomerulus.
Select one:
a. Fenestrated capillary endothelium
b. Incomplete basement membrane
c. Positively charged basement membrane
d. Podocytes and slit pores in the tubule epithelial cells
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The correct answer is: Positively charged basement membrane.
Q3
Question 3
Patients with renal failure may
Select one:
a. suffer from anemia because they are unable to produce sufficient levels of renin.
b. require calcium supplementation because the kidneys normally activate vitamin D, which
is required for the absorption of calcium from dietary sources.
c. experience both a decrease in hydrostatic pressure as well as an increase in osmotic
pressure, which would account for the edema they experience.
, d. have an increased GFR that would account for the elevated creatinine and blood urea
nitrogen (BUN) levels.
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The correct answer is: require calcium supplementation because the kidneys normally activate
vitamin D, which is required for the absorption of calcium from dietary sources..
Q4
Question 4
A patient with renal failure is likely to also have hyperalbuminemia.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
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The correct answer is: False.
Q5
Question 5
The following three questions pertain to Case Study 8.B: Diabetes Insipidus. Diabetes
insipidus
Select one:
a. is due to a lack of insulin secretion by the pancreas.
b. may be caused by a lack of Anti-Diuretic Hormone (ADH, or vasopressin) secretion
from the anterior pituitary.
c. may be caused by a decreased ability of the kidney to respond to available ADH.
d. is characterized by an elevated fasting blood glucose level.
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