UPDATED NR507 PREDICTED EXAM 2025 –
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & A-GRADED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Symptoms of Upper UTI (6). Answer: pyleonephritis
fever flank pain
CVA tenderness
N/V malaise
◉ Is acute renal failure reversible?. Answer: yes
◉ How do you determine the prognosis of acute renal failure?.
Answer: If we give a diuretic and we get output, this means we have
functioning kidneys
◉ Examples of Pre-renal failure with diagnostic examples(2).
Answer: Dehydration (diabetics) and inability to perfuse (heart
failure)
Examples of intrarenal failure (4). Answer: Contrast dye,
glomerulonephritis, ischemia, diabetes
◉ Examples of post-renal failure (3). Answer: renal stones, tumors,
swollen prostate
, ◉
◉ Key diagnostic test result for acute pyelonephritis. Answer: WBC
casts
◉ What type of renal failure are renal calculi?. Answer: Post renal
◉ Gold standard of diagnosing renal calculi?. Answer: CT scan
◉ Treatment goals for renal calculi (4). Answer: pain management,
pass stone, reduce size of stone, prevent new stones
◉ Who is a candidate for dialysis? (5). Answer: Unresolvable
hyperkalemia, acidosis, uremic symptoms, fluid overload resistant to
therapy, stage 5 CKD
◉ What co-morbidities are associated with CKD? (3). Answer:
Hypertension, diabetes, lupus
◉ is CKD reversible?. Answer: No, it is progressive and irreversible
◉ Stage 1 of CKD. Answer: Kidney damage but normal GFR >90
◉ Stage 2 of CKD. Answer: Mild decrease in GFR (60-89)
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & A-GRADED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Symptoms of Upper UTI (6). Answer: pyleonephritis
fever flank pain
CVA tenderness
N/V malaise
◉ Is acute renal failure reversible?. Answer: yes
◉ How do you determine the prognosis of acute renal failure?.
Answer: If we give a diuretic and we get output, this means we have
functioning kidneys
◉ Examples of Pre-renal failure with diagnostic examples(2).
Answer: Dehydration (diabetics) and inability to perfuse (heart
failure)
Examples of intrarenal failure (4). Answer: Contrast dye,
glomerulonephritis, ischemia, diabetes
◉ Examples of post-renal failure (3). Answer: renal stones, tumors,
swollen prostate
, ◉
◉ Key diagnostic test result for acute pyelonephritis. Answer: WBC
casts
◉ What type of renal failure are renal calculi?. Answer: Post renal
◉ Gold standard of diagnosing renal calculi?. Answer: CT scan
◉ Treatment goals for renal calculi (4). Answer: pain management,
pass stone, reduce size of stone, prevent new stones
◉ Who is a candidate for dialysis? (5). Answer: Unresolvable
hyperkalemia, acidosis, uremic symptoms, fluid overload resistant to
therapy, stage 5 CKD
◉ What co-morbidities are associated with CKD? (3). Answer:
Hypertension, diabetes, lupus
◉ is CKD reversible?. Answer: No, it is progressive and irreversible
◉ Stage 1 of CKD. Answer: Kidney damage but normal GFR >90
◉ Stage 2 of CKD. Answer: Mild decrease in GFR (60-89)