Prepare for success with the NSG 530 Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 3 study guide. Review detailed questions and answers to master complex concepts in advanced pathophysiology.
1. 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: B) Struvite
2. A patient has uncontrolled or premature contractions of
the detrusor mus- cle. Which condition is associated with this
medical problem?
A) Spinal cord injury
B) Immune system dysfunction
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Renal carcinoma: A) Spinal cord injury
3. 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.: B) Symptoms
include painless hematuria.
4. 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: B) Pyelonephritis
5. With which bacteria is acute glomerulonephritis
associated? A) Escherichia coli
B) Staphylococcus
C) Group A Streptococcus
D) Klebsiella: C) Group A Streptococcus
6. 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: Nephrotic
syndrome
, 7. 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: Epispadias
8. A patient presents with wide-set eyes, "parrot beak" nose,
low-set ears, and receding chin. What is the renal
manifestation associated with this presenta- tion?
A) Potter syndrome
B) Polycystic kidney disease
C) Infundibular stenosis
D) Megacalycosis: Potter syndrome
9. A 6-year-old has just recovered from streptococcal
pharyngitis.Which state- ment regarding this child's acute
poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is true?
A) Antibody-antigen complexes of IgM, IgG, and IgA are
deposited. B) The exact mechanism of immune complexes is
unknown.
C) There is decreased vascular permeability.
D) No signs of inflammation are present.: The exact
mechanism of immune complexes is unknown.
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