NSG 530 Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 3 Questions & Answers 2026 – Advanced Pathophysiology Exam Prep & Study Guide

NSG 530 Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 3 Questions and Answers
2026 | Advanced Pathophysiology Exam Prep & Study Guide
Axpatientxisxdiagnosedxwithxaxkidneyxstonexthatxisxcomposedxofxmagnesium,xammonium,xandxphosphat
e.xWhatxtypexofxurinaryxcalculusxisxthis?

A)xCalcium

B)xStruvite

C)xUricxacid

D)xIndinavirx-xcorrectxanswerx ✅B)xStruvite



Axpatientxhasxuncontrolledxorxprematurexcontractionsxofxthexdetrusorxmuscle.xWhichxconditionxisxassoc
iatedxwithxthisxmedicalxproblem?

A)xSpinalxcordxinjury

B)xImmunexsystemxdysfunction

C)xCongestivexheartxfailure

D)xRenalxcarcinomax-xcorrectxanswerx ✅A)xSpinalxcordxinjury



Whichxstatementxregardingxrenalxcellxcarcinomaxisxcorrect?

A)xItxisxassociatedxwithxp53.

B)xSymptomsxincludexpainlessxhematuria.

C)xEarlyxstagesxproducexaxlargexabdominalxmass.

D)xGranularxcellxtumorsxhavexbetterxprognosis.x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅B)xSymptomsxincludexpainlessxhematuria.



Axpatientxwhoxreportsxabdominalxandxbackxpainxhasxbeenxdiagnosedxwithxbacteriaxinxthexurine.xWhatxis
xthexappropriatextermxforxinvolvementxofxthexupperxurinaryxtractxthatxisxlikelyxtoxcausexsuchxsymptoms

?

A)xCystitis

B)xPyelonephritis

C)xUrinaryxtractxinfection

D)xAsymptomaticxbacteriuriax-xcorrectxanswerx ✅B)xPyelonephritis

,Withxwhichxbacteriaxisxacutexglomerulonephritisxassociated?

A)xEscherichiaxcoli

B)xStaphylococcus

C)xGroupxAxStreptococcus

D)xKlebsiellax-xcorrectxanswerx ✅C)xGroupxAxStreptococcus



Axdiabeticxchildxwithx4.0xgxofxproteinxinxherxurinexeachxdayxisxexperiencingxedemaxandxvitaminxDxdeficie
ncy.xWhichxisxthexmostxlikelyxdiagnosis?

A)xNephriticxsyndrome

B)xNephroticxsyndrome

C)xAcutexrenalxfailure

D)xRapidlyxprogressivexglomerulonephritisx-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Nephroticxsyndrome



Ax2-month-
oldxmalexpatientxpresentsxwithxthexurethralxopeningxonxthexdorsalxsurfacexofxthexpenis.xWhichxtermxisxt
hexcorrectxnamexforxthisxanomaly?

A)xHypospadias

B)xEpispadias

C)xExstrophy

D)xUreteropelvicxjunctionx-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Epispadias



Axpatientxpresentsxwithxwide-setxeyes,x"parrotxbeak"xnose,xlow-
setxears,xandxrecedingxchin.xWhatxisxthexrenalxmanifestationxassociatedxwithxthisxpresentation?

A)xPotterxsyndrome

B)xPolycysticxkidneyxdisease

C)xInfundibularxstenosis

D)xMegacalycosisx-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Potterxsyndrome

,Ax6-year-
oldxhasxjustxrecoveredxfromxstreptococcalxpharyngitis.xWhichxstatementxregardingxthisxchild'sxacutexpos
tstreptococcalxglomerulonephritisxisxtrue?

A)xAntibody-antigenxcomplexesxofxIgM,xIgG,xandxIgAxarexdeposited.

B)xThexexactxmechanismxofximmunexcomplexesxisxunknown.

C)xTherexisxdecreasedxvascularxpermeability.

D)xNoxsignsxofxinflammationxarexpresent.x-
xcorrectxanswerx ✅Thexexactxmechanismxofximmunexcomplexesxisxunknown.



Axpatientxpresentsxwithxskinxlesionsxasxwellxasxhematuria,xproteinuria,xandxabdominalxpain.xWhichxisxth
exmostxlikelyxcausexofxthesexsymptoms?

A)xHenoch-Schonleinxpurpura

B)xHemolyticxuremicxsyndrome

C)xPrimaryxnephroticxsyndrome

D)xMinimalxchangexnephropathyx-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Henoch-Schonleinxpurpura



Whatxisxthexcausexofxminimalxchangexnephropathy?

A)xFusionxofxthexglomerularxfootxprocesses

B)xVerotoxinxofxE.xcoli

C)xIgAxdeposition

D)xInflammationxofxthexglomerulix-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Fusionxofxthexglomerularxfootxprocesses



Axchildxwhosexkidneysxarexenlargedxpresentsxwithxchills,xfever,xandxabdominalxpain.xThexmostxlikelyxdia
gnosisxis:

A)xacutexpyelonephritis.

B)xvesicoureteralxreflux.

C)xurinaryxtractxinfection.

D)xenuresis.x-xcorrectxanswerx ✅acutexpyelonephritis



Whatxarexthexmajorxcausesxofxbladderxoutletxobstruction?

, A)xUrethralxvalvesxandxpolyps

B)xKidneyxstonesxandxWilms'xtumor

C)xKidneyxstonesxandxwarts

D)xUrethralxvalvesxandxwartsx-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Urethralxvalvesxandxpolyps



Whichxconditionsxarexcomplicationsxofxaxhorseshoexkidney?x(selectxallxthatxapply)

A)xHydronephrosis

B)xHypospadias

C)xInfection

D)xStonexformationx

E)xEnuresisx-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Hydronephrosis

Infection

Stonexformation



Thexdevelopmentxofxwhichxcharacteristicxisxthexfirstxsignxofxpubertyxinxfemales?

A)xMenarche

B)xPubicxhair

C)xThelarche

D)xDysmenorrheax-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Thelarche



Whichxtermxdescribesxpainfulxmenstruationxassociatedxwithxthexreleasexofxprostaglandinsxinxovulatoryx
cycles?

A)xPrimaryxdysmenorrhea

B)xPrimaryxamenorrhea

C)xSecondaryxdysmenorrhea

D)xSecondaryxamenorrheax-xcorrectxanswerx ✅Primaryxdysmenorrhea



Whichxconditionxmustxbexruledxoutxwhenxidentifyingxthexcausexofxsecondaryxamenorrhea?

A)xAbnormalxthyroidxfunction