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13 y/o with 3 day hx of red urine. You want her to go home for a few days and return for lab
work. In teaching her what to avoid, you know she has misunderstood the directions when she
tells you she shouldn't ingest any:
a. blackberries
b. ibuprofen
c. red color foods
d. watermelon d
Urine specific gravity is increased in clients with
a. dehydration
b. diabetes insipidus
c. chronic renal failure
d. overhydration a
Cardiovascular failure is a major cause of which type of acute renal failure?
a. Prerenal
b. Intrarenal
c. Postrenal
d. Petirenal a
,Vascular disease, glomerulonephritis, interstitial nehpritis, and acute tubular necrosis can cause
which type of acute renal failure?
a. Prerenal
b. Intrarenal
c. Postrenal
d. Petirenal b
External and intrarenal obstruction and bladder rupture can cause which type of acute renal
failure?
a. Prerenal
b. Intrarenal
c. Postrenal
d. Petirenal c
79 y/o has been on dialysis for 6 years due to CKD. She has been on an oral iron preparation
and now asks you if she should think about switching to the IV form. How do you respond?
a. If it ain't broke don't fix it
b. There are more side effects with IV than with oral
c. You have many more problems than iron deficiency anemia. Let's no worry about that.
d. Let's try it. It corrects iron deficiency faster, more safely, and better than oral iron. d
,Clinical manifestations of metabolic alkalosis include (choose all that apply):
a. tetany
b. nausea and vomiting
c. weakness
d. bradycardia
e. hypotension
f. tachycardia
g. confusion
h. decreasing LOC
i. hyperreflexia
j. dysrhythmias
k. seizures
l. respiratory failure a, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l
Clinical manifestations of metabolic acidosis include (choose all that apply):
a. tetany
b. nausea and vomiting
c. weakness
d. bradycardia
e. hypotension
f. tachycardia
g. confusion
, h. decreasing LOC
i. hyperreflexia
j. dysrhythmias
k. seizures
l. respiratory failure b, c, d
Most calcium phosphate kidney stones are caused by
a. high dietary calcium intake
b. high phosphorus dietary intake
c. primary hyperparathyroidism
d. hyperthyroidism c
You should be concerend about the use of diuretics, chronic renal failure, a high protein diet,
gout, leukemia, or lymphoma when a serum uric acid level is
a. 4.0 mg/dL
b. 5.0 mg/dL
c. 6.0 mg/dL
d. greater than 7.0 mg/dL d
13 y/o says that her mother has polycystic kidney diease and asks about her chances of
developing it. How do you respond?
a. It is hereditary, but if you develop it, a cure is possible