NSG 3850 Pathophysiology for Nurses II -
Exam 3 Latest 2026 Update: Renal &
Gastrointestinal Disorders
A person with acute pyelonephritis would most typically experience
a. fever
b. oliguria
c. edema
d. hypertension - Answer--A
The organism most commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis is
a. streptococcus
b. Escherichia coli
c. Klebsiella
d. Enterobacter - Answer--B
It is true that polycystic kidney disease is
a. always rapidly fatal
b. caused by a streptococcal infection
c. associated with supernumerary kidney
d. genetically transmitted - Answer--D
The pathophysiologic basis of acute glomerulonephritis is
a. renal ischemia
b. bacterial invasion of the glomerulus
c. an anaphylactic reaction
d. an immune complex reaction - Answer--D
, Signs consistent with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis include
a. anuria
b. proteinuria
c. red blood cell casts in urine
d. foul-smelling urine - Answer--B
A patient with gouty arthritis develops renal calculi. The composition of these calculi is
most likely to be
a. potassium oxalate
b. struvite
c. cysteine
d. uric acid crystals - Answer--D
The most common type of renal stone is
a. uric acid
b. calcium
c. struvite
d. cesteine - Answer--B
Calcium oxalate stone formation is facilitated by
a. hypercalciuria
b. hypoparathyroidism
c. low urine pH
d. protein intake - Answer--A
The most common s/s of renal calculi is
a. pain
b. vomiting
c. hematuria
d. orliguria - Answer--A
The most common direct cause of acute pyelonephritis is
a. urine obstruction
b. systemic bacteremia
c. urethral catheterization
d. infection by E. coli - Answer--D
The major underlying factor leading to the edema associated with glomerulonephritis
and nephrotic syndrome is
Exam 3 Latest 2026 Update: Renal &
Gastrointestinal Disorders
A person with acute pyelonephritis would most typically experience
a. fever
b. oliguria
c. edema
d. hypertension - Answer--A
The organism most commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis is
a. streptococcus
b. Escherichia coli
c. Klebsiella
d. Enterobacter - Answer--B
It is true that polycystic kidney disease is
a. always rapidly fatal
b. caused by a streptococcal infection
c. associated with supernumerary kidney
d. genetically transmitted - Answer--D
The pathophysiologic basis of acute glomerulonephritis is
a. renal ischemia
b. bacterial invasion of the glomerulus
c. an anaphylactic reaction
d. an immune complex reaction - Answer--D
, Signs consistent with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis include
a. anuria
b. proteinuria
c. red blood cell casts in urine
d. foul-smelling urine - Answer--B
A patient with gouty arthritis develops renal calculi. The composition of these calculi is
most likely to be
a. potassium oxalate
b. struvite
c. cysteine
d. uric acid crystals - Answer--D
The most common type of renal stone is
a. uric acid
b. calcium
c. struvite
d. cesteine - Answer--B
Calcium oxalate stone formation is facilitated by
a. hypercalciuria
b. hypoparathyroidism
c. low urine pH
d. protein intake - Answer--A
The most common s/s of renal calculi is
a. pain
b. vomiting
c. hematuria
d. orliguria - Answer--A
The most common direct cause of acute pyelonephritis is
a. urine obstruction
b. systemic bacteremia
c. urethral catheterization
d. infection by E. coli - Answer--D
The major underlying factor leading to the edema associated with glomerulonephritis
and nephrotic syndrome is
