20 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 20
What organism causes the formation of a staghorn calculus?
Kelsiella pneumoniae
Klebsiella pneumonia
Citrobacter freundii
Proteus mirabilus
Term 2 of 20
Prolonged nausea and vomiting can result in:
Metabolic alkalosis
loss of gastric acid
Diabetes
SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion)
Decreased conversion of Vitamin D.
, Term 3 of 20
What is the diagnosis and initial treatment of a patient with history of nonfunctional pituitary
macroadenoma with severe retro-orbital headache, nausea, vomiting, mental status change, right
third nerve palsy with stiff neck, and pituitary adenoma (enlarged) hemorrhage?
Pituitary apoplexy
dexamethasone 2mg IV q 6hr then surgery if mental status change present.
Damage to alveolar and renal glomerular basement membranes by cytotoxic antibody.
Urinalysis: Specific gravity: 1.020. pH 5.5, 1+ albumin and large blood present.
Chest XR positive for bilateral diffuse infiltrates.
BUN 30, Cr 3.0
Symptoms: dyspnea with hemoptysis
A carpal spasm elicited by compression of the upper arm with a BP cuff that indicates
hypocalcemia.
Term 4 of 20
What electrolyte disturbance is most likely to lead to tetany and neuromuscular irritability?
Hypercalcemia
Hyperkalemia
Hypermagnesemia
Hypocalcemia
Term 5 of 20
CKD Stage 3b
GFR 30-44
GFR 15-29
GFR 45-59
GFR 60-89