BIOD 331 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 8
EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Which of the following statements is false regarding ADH?
Answer: Elevated levels of ADH will lead to dilute urine.
◉ Which of the following statements is true regarding nephrons?
Answer: The glomerulus filters the blood while the tubule reabsorbs
needed nutrients
◉ Low Na+ levels in the plasma and interstitial compartment is
characteristic of which of the following fluid imbalances?
Answer: Dehydration
◉ reabsorption in the PCT is characterized by the following except:
Answer: Glucose and Amino acids are minimally reabsorbed in the
PCT glucose and amino acids are almost completely reabsorbed in
the PCT
◉ Which of the following is/are true regarding acid-base balance?
, Answer: Acid-base balance refers to the balance of the concentration
of hydrogen ions (H+) in the blood.
A higher concentration of H+ ions will decrease the pH of the blood.
◉ Acute postinfectous glomerulonephritis is characterized by the
following except:
Answer: Associated with a poor prognosis as it often leads to CKD
the prognosis is good when underlying cause is treated.
◉ Which of the following is characteristic of acute transplant
rejection?
Answer: Involves increased T lymphocytes
◉ Which of the following is true of 25-hydroxycholcalciferol?
Answer: It is the inactive form of vitamin D taken in through the skin
via UV rays.
◉ A patient is said to be in stage 5 kidney disease. What would you
expect their GFR to be?
Answer: 25 mL/min/1.73m
◉ The following are true regarding tubular secretion except:
Answer: K+ is secreted in the intercalated cells.
EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Which of the following statements is false regarding ADH?
Answer: Elevated levels of ADH will lead to dilute urine.
◉ Which of the following statements is true regarding nephrons?
Answer: The glomerulus filters the blood while the tubule reabsorbs
needed nutrients
◉ Low Na+ levels in the plasma and interstitial compartment is
characteristic of which of the following fluid imbalances?
Answer: Dehydration
◉ reabsorption in the PCT is characterized by the following except:
Answer: Glucose and Amino acids are minimally reabsorbed in the
PCT glucose and amino acids are almost completely reabsorbed in
the PCT
◉ Which of the following is/are true regarding acid-base balance?
, Answer: Acid-base balance refers to the balance of the concentration
of hydrogen ions (H+) in the blood.
A higher concentration of H+ ions will decrease the pH of the blood.
◉ Acute postinfectous glomerulonephritis is characterized by the
following except:
Answer: Associated with a poor prognosis as it often leads to CKD
the prognosis is good when underlying cause is treated.
◉ Which of the following is characteristic of acute transplant
rejection?
Answer: Involves increased T lymphocytes
◉ Which of the following is true of 25-hydroxycholcalciferol?
Answer: It is the inactive form of vitamin D taken in through the skin
via UV rays.
◉ A patient is said to be in stage 5 kidney disease. What would you
expect their GFR to be?
Answer: 25 mL/min/1.73m
◉ The following are true regarding tubular secretion except:
Answer: K+ is secreted in the intercalated cells.
