NURS 275- Exam 1 Questions and
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______________ is solely filtered from the bloodstream via the glomerulus and is NOT
reabsorbed back into the bloodstream but is excreted through the urine.
A. Urea
B. Creatinine
C. Potassium
D. Magnesium - ✔✔B
A patient with acute renal injury has a GFR (glomerular filtration rate) of 40 mL/min.
Which signs and symptoms below may this patient present with? Select all that apply:
A. Hypervolemia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Increased BUN level
D. Decreased Creatinine level - ✔✔A, C
You're assessing morning lab values on a female patient who is recovering from a
myocardial infraction. Which lab value below requires you to notify the physician?
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,A. Potassium level 4.2 mEq/L
B. Creatinine clearance 35 mL/min
C. BUN 20 mg/dL
D. Blood pH 7.40 - ✔✔B
A 55 year old male patient is admitted with a massive GI bleed. The patient is at risk for
what type of acute kidney injury?
A. Post-renal
B. Intra-renal
C. Pre-renal
D. Intrinsic renal - ✔✔C
Select all the patients below that are at risk for acute intra-renal injury?
A. A 45 year old male with a renal calculus.
B. A 65 year old male with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
C. A 25 year old female receiving chemotherapy.
D. A 36 year old female with renal artery stenosis.
E. A 6 year old male with acute glomerulonephritis.
F. An 87 year old male who is taking an aminoglycoside medication for an infection. -
✔✔C, E, F
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, A patient with acute kidney injury has the following labs: GFR 92 mL/min, BUN 17
mg/dL, potassium 4.9 mEq/L, and creatinine 1 mg/dL. The patient's 24 hour urinary
output is 1.75 Liters. Based on these findings, what stage of AKI is this patient in?
A. Initiation
B. Diuresis
C. Oliguric
D. Recovery - ✔✔D
A 36 year old male patient is diagnosed with acute kidney injury. The patient is voiding
4 L/day of urine. What complication can arise based on the stage of AKI this patient is
in? Select all that apply:
A. Water intoxication
B. Hypotension
C. Low urine specific gravity
D. Hypokalemia
E. Normal GFR - ✔✔B, C, D
True or False: All patients with acute renal injury will progress through the oliguric
stage of AKI but not all patients will progress through the diuresis stage. - ✔✔B
Which patient below with acute kidney injury is in the oliguric stage of AKI:
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Answers 100% Pass
______________ is solely filtered from the bloodstream via the glomerulus and is NOT
reabsorbed back into the bloodstream but is excreted through the urine.
A. Urea
B. Creatinine
C. Potassium
D. Magnesium - ✔✔B
A patient with acute renal injury has a GFR (glomerular filtration rate) of 40 mL/min.
Which signs and symptoms below may this patient present with? Select all that apply:
A. Hypervolemia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Increased BUN level
D. Decreased Creatinine level - ✔✔A, C
You're assessing morning lab values on a female patient who is recovering from a
myocardial infraction. Which lab value below requires you to notify the physician?
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,A. Potassium level 4.2 mEq/L
B. Creatinine clearance 35 mL/min
C. BUN 20 mg/dL
D. Blood pH 7.40 - ✔✔B
A 55 year old male patient is admitted with a massive GI bleed. The patient is at risk for
what type of acute kidney injury?
A. Post-renal
B. Intra-renal
C. Pre-renal
D. Intrinsic renal - ✔✔C
Select all the patients below that are at risk for acute intra-renal injury?
A. A 45 year old male with a renal calculus.
B. A 65 year old male with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
C. A 25 year old female receiving chemotherapy.
D. A 36 year old female with renal artery stenosis.
E. A 6 year old male with acute glomerulonephritis.
F. An 87 year old male who is taking an aminoglycoside medication for an infection. -
✔✔C, E, F
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, A patient with acute kidney injury has the following labs: GFR 92 mL/min, BUN 17
mg/dL, potassium 4.9 mEq/L, and creatinine 1 mg/dL. The patient's 24 hour urinary
output is 1.75 Liters. Based on these findings, what stage of AKI is this patient in?
A. Initiation
B. Diuresis
C. Oliguric
D. Recovery - ✔✔D
A 36 year old male patient is diagnosed with acute kidney injury. The patient is voiding
4 L/day of urine. What complication can arise based on the stage of AKI this patient is
in? Select all that apply:
A. Water intoxication
B. Hypotension
C. Low urine specific gravity
D. Hypokalemia
E. Normal GFR - ✔✔B, C, D
True or False: All patients with acute renal injury will progress through the oliguric
stage of AKI but not all patients will progress through the diuresis stage. - ✔✔B
Which patient below with acute kidney injury is in the oliguric stage of AKI:
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