NR 507 Final Exam Questions and Answers
1. Symptoms of Lower UTI (3): burning on
urination dysuria
suprapubic pain
2. Symptoms of Upper UTI (6):
pyleonephritis fever
flank pain
CVA tenderness
N/V
Malaise
3. Is acute renal failure reversible?: yes
4. How do you determine the prognosis of acute renal failure?: If we give a
diuretic and
we get output, this means we have functioning kidneys
5. Examples of Pre-renal failure with diagnostic examples(2): Dehydration
(diabetics) and inability to perfuse (heart failure)
6. Examples of intrarenal failure (4): Contrast dye, glomerulonephritis, ischemia, diabetes
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, 7. Examples of post-renal failure (3): renal stones, tumors, swollen prostate
8. Key diagnostic test result for acute pyelonephritis: WBC casts
9. What type of renal failure are renal calculi?: Post renal
10. Gold standard of diagnosing renal calculi?: CT scan
11. Treatment goals for renal calculi (4): pain management, pass stone, reduce size of
stone, prevent
new stones
12. Who is a candidate for dialysis? (5): Unresolvable hyperkalemia, acidosis, uremic
symptoms, fluid overload resistant to therapy, stage 5 CKD
13. What co-morbidities are associated with CKD? (3): Hypertension, diabetes,
lupus
14. is CKD reversible?: No, it is progressive and irreversible
15. Stage 1 of CKD: Kidney damage but normal GFR >90
16. Stage 2 of CKD: Mild decrease in GFR (60-89)
17. Stage 3 of CKD: Moderate decrease in GFR (30-59)
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1. Symptoms of Lower UTI (3): burning on
urination dysuria
suprapubic pain
2. Symptoms of Upper UTI (6):
pyleonephritis fever
flank pain
CVA tenderness
N/V
Malaise
3. Is acute renal failure reversible?: yes
4. How do you determine the prognosis of acute renal failure?: If we give a
diuretic and
we get output, this means we have functioning kidneys
5. Examples of Pre-renal failure with diagnostic examples(2): Dehydration
(diabetics) and inability to perfuse (heart failure)
6. Examples of intrarenal failure (4): Contrast dye, glomerulonephritis, ischemia, diabetes
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, 7. Examples of post-renal failure (3): renal stones, tumors, swollen prostate
8. Key diagnostic test result for acute pyelonephritis: WBC casts
9. What type of renal failure are renal calculi?: Post renal
10. Gold standard of diagnosing renal calculi?: CT scan
11. Treatment goals for renal calculi (4): pain management, pass stone, reduce size of
stone, prevent
new stones
12. Who is a candidate for dialysis? (5): Unresolvable hyperkalemia, acidosis, uremic
symptoms, fluid overload resistant to therapy, stage 5 CKD
13. What co-morbidities are associated with CKD? (3): Hypertension, diabetes,
lupus
14. is CKD reversible?: No, it is progressive and irreversible
15. Stage 1 of CKD: Kidney damage but normal GFR >90
16. Stage 2 of CKD: Mild decrease in GFR (60-89)
17. Stage 3 of CKD: Moderate decrease in GFR (30-59)
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