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Nephrotic syndrome does not usually cause
a. hyperlipidemia.
b. proteinuria.
c. hematuria.
d. generalized edema. - Answer-C. Hematuria
A person with acute pyelonephritis would most typically experience
a. fever.
b. oliguria.
c. edema.
d. hypertension. - Answer-a. fever
The organism most commonly associated with acute pyelonephritis is
a. Streptococcus.
b. Escherichia coli.
c. Klebsiella.
d. Enterobacter. - Answer-B. Escherichia coli
,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. genetically transmitted.
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. an immune complex reaction.
Signs consistent with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis include
a. anuria.
b. proteinuria.
c. red blood cell casts in the urine.
d. foul-smelling urine. - Answer-b. Proteinuria
The pain that accompanies kidney disorders is called
,a. nephritic.
b. nephralgia.
c. nephrotic.
d. nephronitis. - Answer-b. nephralgia.
Findings that should prompt an evaluation for renal cancer include
a. bacteria in the urine.
b. intermittent urinary colic.
c. hematuria.
d. red blood cell casts in the urine. - Answer-C. Hematuria
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. uric acid crystals.
The most common type of renal stone is
a. uric acid.
b. calcium.
c. struvite.
, d. cysteine. - Answer-b. calcium
Calcium oxalate stone formation is facilitated by
a. hypercalciuria.
b. hypoparathyroidism.
c. low urine pH.
d. protein intake. - Answer-a. hypercalciuria
The most common sign/symptom of renal calculi is
a. pain.
b. vomiting.
c. hematuria.
d. oliguria. - Answer-a. pain
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. infection by E. coli.
The major underlying factor leading to the edema associated with
glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome is