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Pathophysiology
Chapters 7 & 8 | Study
Guide, Practice Questions
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, A 70-year-old woman with severe rheumatoid arthritis D) functional.
has difficulty with activities of daily living such as
eating and dressing herself. She also states that she
sometimes is incontinent of urine because she has
trouble walking to the bathroom because of pain and
getting her underwear off quickly enough. The type
of incontinence she is describing is:
A) gross.
B) mixed.
C) stress.
D) functional.
A mother is concerned about her 5-year-old son C) Normal delay in voiding control maturation
wetting his bed at night. She says he has rarely had a
"dry" night and during the day he does not have
accidents. What is the most likely cause of this enuresis?
A) Urine infection
B) Reduced antidiuretic hormone response
C) Normal delay in voiding control maturation
D) Detrusor overstretching from holding his urine
during the daytime
Which of the following is an accurate description of a C) Damage to the innervation from the bladder to the spinal cord causes
flaccid bladder? detrusor areflexia.
A) The bladder is generally overactive with frequency
and urgency.
B) It is often the result of central nervous system
disorders such as a stroke.
C) Damage to the innervation from the bladder to the
spinal cord causes detrusor areflexia.
D) There are mainly problems with the storage of urine.
Escherichia coli is a common organism implicated in B) it is around the anus, and the proximity to the urethra allows easy access.
uncomplicated urinary tract infections because:
A) it is more virulent than other bacteria.
B) it is around the anus, and the proximity to the urethra
allows easy access.
C) lactobacillus in the vagina promotes growth.
D) it easily spreads through the pelvic vascular system.
Which of the following diagnostic findings is present in A) White blood cell casts
pyelonephritis but not in acute cystitis?
A) White blood cell casts
B) Nitrites
C) Leukocyte esterase
D) Hematuria
Pathophysiology
Chapters 7 & 8 | Study
Guide, Practice Questions
& Exam Review
|Guaranteed success|
, A 70-year-old woman with severe rheumatoid arthritis D) functional.
has difficulty with activities of daily living such as
eating and dressing herself. She also states that she
sometimes is incontinent of urine because she has
trouble walking to the bathroom because of pain and
getting her underwear off quickly enough. The type
of incontinence she is describing is:
A) gross.
B) mixed.
C) stress.
D) functional.
A mother is concerned about her 5-year-old son C) Normal delay in voiding control maturation
wetting his bed at night. She says he has rarely had a
"dry" night and during the day he does not have
accidents. What is the most likely cause of this enuresis?
A) Urine infection
B) Reduced antidiuretic hormone response
C) Normal delay in voiding control maturation
D) Detrusor overstretching from holding his urine
during the daytime
Which of the following is an accurate description of a C) Damage to the innervation from the bladder to the spinal cord causes
flaccid bladder? detrusor areflexia.
A) The bladder is generally overactive with frequency
and urgency.
B) It is often the result of central nervous system
disorders such as a stroke.
C) Damage to the innervation from the bladder to the
spinal cord causes detrusor areflexia.
D) There are mainly problems with the storage of urine.
Escherichia coli is a common organism implicated in B) it is around the anus, and the proximity to the urethra allows easy access.
uncomplicated urinary tract infections because:
A) it is more virulent than other bacteria.
B) it is around the anus, and the proximity to the urethra
allows easy access.
C) lactobacillus in the vagina promotes growth.
D) it easily spreads through the pelvic vascular system.
Which of the following diagnostic findings is present in A) White blood cell casts
pyelonephritis but not in acute cystitis?
A) White blood cell casts
B) Nitrites
C) Leukocyte esterase
D) Hematuria
