NSG 530 Exam 3 2026 Questions and
Answers
Pyelonephritis - Correct answer-inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney
Chronic Pyelonephritis - Correct answer-Interstitial fibrosis and atrophy of tubules
due to multiple bouts of acute pyelonephritis
Can be associated with chronic UTI's, vesicoureteral reflux, or kidney stones
Cystitis - Correct answer-Inflammation of the bladder
Common pathogens are E. Coli and staphylococcus saphrophyticus
Symptoms of cystitis - Correct answer-Frequency, urgency, dysuria, lower back
pain
Renal cell carcinoma - Correct answer-cancerous tumor that arises from kidney
tubule cells
Renal adenoma - Correct answer-small, slow-growing glandular noncancerous
tumor of the kidney
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, Renal transitional cell carcinoma - Correct answer-rare and primarily arises in the
renal parenchyma and renal pelvis.
Transitional cell carcinoma - Correct answer-a malignant tumor of the urinary tract
that is often found within the urinary bladder or within the renal pelvis. Generally
occurs in older men. Gross painless hematuria
Gomerulonephritis - Correct answer-inflammation of the glomeruli within the
kidney
Primary glomerulonephritis - Correct answer-inflammation of the glomeruli of the
kidneys that occurs independently of other chronic conditions; usually the result of
an acute infectious process
secondary glomerulonephritis - Correct answer-inflammation of the glomeruli of
the kidneys that results from other chronic conditions, such as lupus erythematosus
or diabetes.
Symptoms of glomerulonephritis - Correct answer-Hematuria with red blood cell
casts, proteinuria with albumin, oliguria, HTN, edema, nephrotic sediment
Types of glomerulonephritis - Correct answer-- membranous nephropathy/
glomerulonephritis
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Answers
Pyelonephritis - Correct answer-inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney
Chronic Pyelonephritis - Correct answer-Interstitial fibrosis and atrophy of tubules
due to multiple bouts of acute pyelonephritis
Can be associated with chronic UTI's, vesicoureteral reflux, or kidney stones
Cystitis - Correct answer-Inflammation of the bladder
Common pathogens are E. Coli and staphylococcus saphrophyticus
Symptoms of cystitis - Correct answer-Frequency, urgency, dysuria, lower back
pain
Renal cell carcinoma - Correct answer-cancerous tumor that arises from kidney
tubule cells
Renal adenoma - Correct answer-small, slow-growing glandular noncancerous
tumor of the kidney
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, Renal transitional cell carcinoma - Correct answer-rare and primarily arises in the
renal parenchyma and renal pelvis.
Transitional cell carcinoma - Correct answer-a malignant tumor of the urinary tract
that is often found within the urinary bladder or within the renal pelvis. Generally
occurs in older men. Gross painless hematuria
Gomerulonephritis - Correct answer-inflammation of the glomeruli within the
kidney
Primary glomerulonephritis - Correct answer-inflammation of the glomeruli of the
kidneys that occurs independently of other chronic conditions; usually the result of
an acute infectious process
secondary glomerulonephritis - Correct answer-inflammation of the glomeruli of
the kidneys that results from other chronic conditions, such as lupus erythematosus
or diabetes.
Symptoms of glomerulonephritis - Correct answer-Hematuria with red blood cell
casts, proteinuria with albumin, oliguria, HTN, edema, nephrotic sediment
Types of glomerulonephritis - Correct answer-- membranous nephropathy/
glomerulonephritis
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