NR 507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
(ACTUAL 2025 SUMMER QTR). 100% ACCURATE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
What is a symptom of a lower urinary tract infection? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Urgency
What is true regarding complicated UTIs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be caused
by a structural urinary tract disorder
What can help prevent a UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased water
consumption
True/False: Women are at higher risk of developing UTI because they have a
shorter urethra - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is a risk factor for developing a UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pregnancy
What is true regarding an uncomplicated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Occurs
in the normal urinary tract
Responds well to short-course of antibiotics
What is true regarding a complicated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER - - UTI that
extends beyond the bladder
Infants & older adults are usually affected
Caused by structural/functional urinary tract abnormalities or a untreated UTI
What will the urinalysis of a patient with a UTI show? - CORRECT ANSWER -
WBCs & casts
The NP knows an uncomplicated UTI because - CORRECT ANSWER - the UTI
responds well to a short-course of antibiotic therapy
Highly suspective that causative bacteria of UTI is gram negative because of the
presence of - CORRECT ANSWER - Nitrites
A common organism that causes a UTI includes - CORRECT ANSWER -
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
True/False: There is a significant risk for men with BPH to develop cellular
, mutations that lead to prostate cancer - CORRECT ANSWER – False
True/False: The peripheral zone of the prostate is the largest zone - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
On digital rectal exam to assess quality of prostate, NP would be concerned with a
hard nodule because - CORRECT ANSWER - it indicates prostate cancer
The patient most often develops symptoms of BPH when - CORRECT ANSWER -
the prostatic urethra becomes obstructed
True/False: The purpose of straining in BPH is to overcome the obstruction
encountered during urination - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is the reaction of 5-Alpha reductase inhibitors? - CORRECT ANSWER - To
cause shrinkage of the prostate gland
Where are the hyper plastic nodules of BPH located? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Periurethral zone
Why are men who have BPH prone to develop UTIs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Because of the stagnation of urine in the bladder that promotes bacterial growth.
True/False: PSA helps liquefy semen post-ejaculation - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
True/False: The underlying cause of BPH is that normal prostate cells respond to
increases in dihydrotestosterone that causes them to live longer & multiply -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is the most common type of formed stone? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Calcium stone What is the type of stone formed during a UTI? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Struvite stone
True/False: The gold standard for diagnosing a renal stone is a urinalysis -
CORRECT ANSWER - False- CT scan is the gold standard for diagnosing a renal
stone
True/False: Renal stones are formed when calcium & oxalate in the urine combine
- CORRECT ANSWER - True
(ACTUAL 2025 SUMMER QTR). 100% ACCURATE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
What is a symptom of a lower urinary tract infection? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Urgency
What is true regarding complicated UTIs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be caused
by a structural urinary tract disorder
What can help prevent a UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased water
consumption
True/False: Women are at higher risk of developing UTI because they have a
shorter urethra - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is a risk factor for developing a UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pregnancy
What is true regarding an uncomplicated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Occurs
in the normal urinary tract
Responds well to short-course of antibiotics
What is true regarding a complicated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER - - UTI that
extends beyond the bladder
Infants & older adults are usually affected
Caused by structural/functional urinary tract abnormalities or a untreated UTI
What will the urinalysis of a patient with a UTI show? - CORRECT ANSWER -
WBCs & casts
The NP knows an uncomplicated UTI because - CORRECT ANSWER - the UTI
responds well to a short-course of antibiotic therapy
Highly suspective that causative bacteria of UTI is gram negative because of the
presence of - CORRECT ANSWER - Nitrites
A common organism that causes a UTI includes - CORRECT ANSWER -
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
True/False: There is a significant risk for men with BPH to develop cellular
, mutations that lead to prostate cancer - CORRECT ANSWER – False
True/False: The peripheral zone of the prostate is the largest zone - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
On digital rectal exam to assess quality of prostate, NP would be concerned with a
hard nodule because - CORRECT ANSWER - it indicates prostate cancer
The patient most often develops symptoms of BPH when - CORRECT ANSWER -
the prostatic urethra becomes obstructed
True/False: The purpose of straining in BPH is to overcome the obstruction
encountered during urination - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is the reaction of 5-Alpha reductase inhibitors? - CORRECT ANSWER - To
cause shrinkage of the prostate gland
Where are the hyper plastic nodules of BPH located? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Periurethral zone
Why are men who have BPH prone to develop UTIs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Because of the stagnation of urine in the bladder that promotes bacterial growth.
True/False: PSA helps liquefy semen post-ejaculation - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
True/False: The underlying cause of BPH is that normal prostate cells respond to
increases in dihydrotestosterone that causes them to live longer & multiply -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is the most common type of formed stone? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Calcium stone What is the type of stone formed during a UTI? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Struvite stone
True/False: The gold standard for diagnosing a renal stone is a urinalysis -
CORRECT ANSWER - False- CT scan is the gold standard for diagnosing a renal
stone
True/False: Renal stones are formed when calcium & oxalate in the urine combine
- CORRECT ANSWER - True
