NR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam Study Guide (Edapt Q&A)

NR 507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL -
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EDAPT QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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What is a symptom of a lower urinary tract infection? - CORRECT ANSWER-Urgency
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What is true regarding complicated UTIs? - CORRECT ANSWER-Can be caused by a
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structural urinary tract disorder
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What can help prevent a UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-Increased water consumption
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True/False: Women are at higher risk of developing UTI because they have a
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shorter urethra - CORRECT ANSWER-True
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What is a risk factor for developing a UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pregnancy
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What is true regarding an uncomplicated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-- Occurs in the
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normal urinary tract
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- Responds well to short-course of antibiotics
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What is true regarding a complicated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-- UTI that extends
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beyond the bladder
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- Infants & older adults are usually affected
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- Caused by structural/functional urinary tract abnormalities or a untreated UTI
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What will the urinalysis of a patient with a UTI show? - CORRECT ANSWER-WBCs
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& casts
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, The NP knows an uncomplicated UTI because - CORRECT ANSWER-the UTI responds
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well to a short-course of antibiotic therapy
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Highly suspective that causative bacteria of UTI is gram negative because of the
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presence of - CORRECT ANSWER-Nitrites
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A common organism that causes a UTI includes - CORRECT ANSWER-Staphylococcus
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saprophyticus
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True/False: There is a significant risk for men with BPH to develop cellular
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mutations that lead to prostate cancer - CORRECT ANSWER-False
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True/False: The peripheral zone of the prostate is the largest zone - CORRECT
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ANSWER-True
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On digital rectal exam to assess quality of prostate, NP would be concerned with a
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hard nodule because - CORRECT ANSWER-it indicates prostate cancer
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The patient most often develops symptoms of BPH when - CORRECT ANSWER-the
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prostatic urethra becomes obstructed
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True/False: The purpose of straining in BPH is to overcome the obstruction
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encountered during urination - CORRECT ANSWER-True
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What is the reaction of 5-Alpha reductase inhibitors? - CORRECT ANSWER-To cause
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shrinkage of the prostate gland
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Where are the hyper plastic nodules of BPH located? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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