Med-Surg Exam 1 -
Renal Disorders
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
TrueBorBFalse?BTheBmostBaccurateBindicatorBofBfluidBlossBorBgainBinBanBacutelyBillBpa
tientBisBweight.B-BAnswerBTrue
TheBmostBaccurateBindicatorBofBfluidBlossBorBgainBinBanBacutelyBillBpatientBisBweight.
BAnBaccurateBdailyBweightBmustBbeBobtainedBandBrecorded.BAB1BkgBweightBgainBisB
equalBtoB1000BmLBofBretainedBfluid.
ChronicBKidneyBDiseaseB-
BAnswerBKidneyBdamageBorBdecreaseBinBGFRBlastingB3BorBmoreBmonthsB
UntreatedBCKDBleadsBtoBend-stageBkidneyBdiseaseB(ESKD)
CKDBCausesB-BAnswerB10%BofBtheBU.S.BpopulationBhasBCKDBdueBtoBdiabetes
Hypertension
GlomerulonephritisBandBPyelonephritis
Polycystic,Bhereditary,BcongenitalBdisorders
RenalBcancer
MedicationsBorBtoxicBagents
,KidneyBBloodBSupplyB-BAnswerB20-25%BofBtheBcardiacBoutput
KidneyBNephronsB-BAnswerBFormBtheBfiltrate
80%BofBnephronsBcanBbeBdamagedBbeforeBS&SBbecomeBapparent
GFRB-BAnswerBplasmaBfilteredBthruBglomeruli
NormalBbloodBflowBthruBkidneysB1000BtoB1300BmL/min
180BL/dayBofBfiltrate-99%BreabsorbedBintoBbloodstream
1-2BLBurineBperBday
CreatinineBclearanceBgoodBmeasureBofBGFR
NormalBGFR-B125BmL/min
WhatBisBexcretedBinBurine?B-BAnswerBWater-B1.5BL
SodiumB-B3.5Bg
ChlorideB-B5.5Bg
BicarbonateB-B0.5Bg
PotassiumB-B4.0Bg
GlucoseB-B0
UreaB-B25BgB(ALLBisBexcreted)
CreatinineB-B1.4BgB(ALLBisBexcreted)
UricBacidB-B0.8Bg
, SodiumBVolumeBExcretionB-BAnswerBr/tBaldosteroneB
AldosteroneBreleaseBunderBcontrolBofBangiotensinBIIB
AngiotensinBIIBunderBcontrolBofBrenin
ReninB-BAnswerBreleasedBwithBdecreasedBbloodBvolume/pressure.BInitiatesBRAAS.
ErythropoietinB-BAnswerBstimulatesBboneBmarrowBtoBmakeBRBCs
ActivatedBVitaminBDB-BAnswerBpromotesBabsorptionBofBcalciumBfromBGIBtract
ADHB-BAnswerB(postBpituitary)
increasesBtubularBpermeabilityBtoBH20,BallowingBmoreBwaterBtoBbeBreabsorbedBintoBr
enalBcapillaries
AldosteroneB-BAnswerB(adrenalBcortex)
allowsBNa+BtoBbeBreabsorbed.BThenBwaterBfollowsBNaBbyBosmosis
AngiotensinBIIB-
BAnswerBvasoconstrictionB(increasingBBP),BincreasesBaldosteroneBproduction.B(increase
dBNaBandBH2O)
DiagnosticBStudiesB-BAnswerBUrinalysisBandBurineBculture
RenalBfunctionBtests
Ultrasonography
Renal Disorders
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
TrueBorBFalse?BTheBmostBaccurateBindicatorBofBfluidBlossBorBgainBinBanBacutelyBillBpa
tientBisBweight.B-BAnswerBTrue
TheBmostBaccurateBindicatorBofBfluidBlossBorBgainBinBanBacutelyBillBpatientBisBweight.
BAnBaccurateBdailyBweightBmustBbeBobtainedBandBrecorded.BAB1BkgBweightBgainBisB
equalBtoB1000BmLBofBretainedBfluid.
ChronicBKidneyBDiseaseB-
BAnswerBKidneyBdamageBorBdecreaseBinBGFRBlastingB3BorBmoreBmonthsB
UntreatedBCKDBleadsBtoBend-stageBkidneyBdiseaseB(ESKD)
CKDBCausesB-BAnswerB10%BofBtheBU.S.BpopulationBhasBCKDBdueBtoBdiabetes
Hypertension
GlomerulonephritisBandBPyelonephritis
Polycystic,Bhereditary,BcongenitalBdisorders
RenalBcancer
MedicationsBorBtoxicBagents
,KidneyBBloodBSupplyB-BAnswerB20-25%BofBtheBcardiacBoutput
KidneyBNephronsB-BAnswerBFormBtheBfiltrate
80%BofBnephronsBcanBbeBdamagedBbeforeBS&SBbecomeBapparent
GFRB-BAnswerBplasmaBfilteredBthruBglomeruli
NormalBbloodBflowBthruBkidneysB1000BtoB1300BmL/min
180BL/dayBofBfiltrate-99%BreabsorbedBintoBbloodstream
1-2BLBurineBperBday
CreatinineBclearanceBgoodBmeasureBofBGFR
NormalBGFR-B125BmL/min
WhatBisBexcretedBinBurine?B-BAnswerBWater-B1.5BL
SodiumB-B3.5Bg
ChlorideB-B5.5Bg
BicarbonateB-B0.5Bg
PotassiumB-B4.0Bg
GlucoseB-B0
UreaB-B25BgB(ALLBisBexcreted)
CreatinineB-B1.4BgB(ALLBisBexcreted)
UricBacidB-B0.8Bg
, SodiumBVolumeBExcretionB-BAnswerBr/tBaldosteroneB
AldosteroneBreleaseBunderBcontrolBofBangiotensinBIIB
AngiotensinBIIBunderBcontrolBofBrenin
ReninB-BAnswerBreleasedBwithBdecreasedBbloodBvolume/pressure.BInitiatesBRAAS.
ErythropoietinB-BAnswerBstimulatesBboneBmarrowBtoBmakeBRBCs
ActivatedBVitaminBDB-BAnswerBpromotesBabsorptionBofBcalciumBfromBGIBtract
ADHB-BAnswerB(postBpituitary)
increasesBtubularBpermeabilityBtoBH20,BallowingBmoreBwaterBtoBbeBreabsorbedBintoBr
enalBcapillaries
AldosteroneB-BAnswerB(adrenalBcortex)
allowsBNa+BtoBbeBreabsorbed.BThenBwaterBfollowsBNaBbyBosmosis
AngiotensinBIIB-
BAnswerBvasoconstrictionB(increasingBBP),BincreasesBaldosteroneBproduction.B(increase
dBNaBandBH2O)
DiagnosticBStudiesB-BAnswerBUrinalysisBandBurineBculture
RenalBfunctionBtests
Ultrasonography