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AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
A 35-year-old man presents with edema of the face, hands, and ankles along
with hypertension (175/115 mm Hg). He reports urine that is darkly
coloured and foamy. You suspect acute glomerulonephritis and would
expect urinalysis results to include all of the following findings except:
A. Elevated level of protein
B. Presence of red blood cells
C. Presence of renal casts
D. Abnormally high glucose levels - ANS ✓Abnormally high glucose levels
When assessing a 78-year-old man with suspected BPH, the NP considers
that:
A. prostate size does not correlate well with severity of symptoms.
B. BPH affects less than 50% of men of this age.
C. he is at increased risk for prostate cancer.
D. limiting fluids is a helpful method of relieving severe symptoms. - ANS
✓prostate size does not correlate well with severity of symptoms.
Pharmacologic intervention for patients with urge incontinence includes:
A. Doxazosin (Cardura)
B. Terodiline (Detrol)
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C. Finasteride (Proscar)
D. Pseudoephedrine - ANS ✓Terodiline (Detrol)
The most common renal stones are composed of:
A. calcium
B. uric acid
C. sodium
D. iron - ANS ✓CALCIUM
A 78-year-old man presents with fatigue and difficulty with bladder
emptying. Examination reveals a distended bladder but is otherwise
unremarkable. The blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is 88 mg/dL (31.4 mol/L0;
the creatinine is 2.8 mg/dL. This clinical assessment is most consistent
with:
a. prerenal azotaemia
b. acute glomulonephritis
c. acute tubular necrosis
d. post renal azotemia - ANS ✓post renal azotemia
You see a 34-year-old woman with an uncomplicated UTI. She is otherwise
healthy but reports having a sulfa allergy. Appropriate therapy would
include:
A. TMP-SMX
B. amoxicillin
C. azithromycin
D. ciprofloxacin - ANS ✓ciprofloxacin
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Long-term use of which medication has been possibly associated with
increased risk for bladder cancer?
a. pioglitazone
b. saxagliptin
c. rosuvastatin
d. clopidogrel - ANS ✓pioglitazone
The preferred method to identify the location of small renal stones is:
A. x-ray
B. abdominal ultrasound
C. CT scan
D. radionuclide scan - ANS ✓CT scan (w/wo)
Which of the following is the most accurate information in caring for a 40-
year-old man with cystitis?
A. This is a common condition in men of this age.
B. A gram-positive organism is the likely causative pathogen
C. A urological referral should be considered.
D. Pyruia is rarely found - ANS ✓C. A urological referral should be considered.
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis typically occurs how long following a
bacterial pharyngitis infection?
A. 4 to 6 days
B. 1 to 2 weeks
C. 3 to 4 weeks
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