NR507 FINAL EXAM STUDY NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM

NR507 FINAL EXAM
STUDY NEWEST
2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM
Cystitis (UTI) - CORRECT ANSWER -Uncomplicated, responds
well to antibiotic. Caused mostly by e coli. No casts present in
ua c& s


pyelonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER -kidney infection
Complicated
Iv atb to treat
Classic triad: vomiting, flank pain, fever
Casts are present in ua c& s


calcium oxalate - CORRECT ANSWER -most common type of
kidney stone

,Most common site of renal calculus - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ureterovesicular junction


Gold standard diagnosis for renal calculus - CORRECT
ANSWER -Ct scan


True or false: all types of renal stones can be seen on ct scan -
CORRECT ANSWER -True


Kidney stones that pass on their own - CORRECT ANSWER -<
0.5 cm


Kidney stones that cause obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER -
>1.0cm


goals of treatment for renal stones - CORRECT ANSWER -
manage acute pain
promote passage of stone
reduce stone size
prevent new stone formation


prevention of renal stone formation include which two
elements - CORRECT ANSWER -Citrate &

, magnesium


Most common type of renal stone - CORRECT ANSWER -
Calcium stone


Calcium stones are treated with ________ to promote
excretion of stone - CORRECT ANSWER -Thiazide diuretic


Causes of struvite stones - CORRECT ANSWER -UTI
bacteria : klebsiella, enterobacteria


which elements combine to make struvite stones? - CORRECT
ANSWER -ammonia, magesium, phosphate


Type of renal stone found in children, with genetic causing
factor - CORRECT ANSWER -Cystine stone


sudden loss of renal function, reversible , kidneys respond
well to diuretics - CORRECT ANSWER -acute renal failure
(ARF)