(CHAMBERLAIN, 2025/2026) –
ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
COMPLETE GUIDE WITH QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT | GRADE A
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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)