ATI Renal Exam 1 Practice Questions And Answers
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A ii55 iiyear iiold iimale iipatient iiis iidiagnosed iiwith iichronic iikidney iidisease. iiThe iipatient's
iirecent iiGFR iiwas ii25 iimL/min. iiWhat iistage iiof iichronic iikidney iidisease iiis iithis iiknown
iias? ii iiA. iiStage ii1 ii
B. Stage ii3 ii
C. Stage ii4 ii
D. Stage ii5 ii- iiC. iiStage ii4 ii
ii
A iipatient iiwith iiCKD iihas iia iilow iierythropoietin ii(EPO) iilevel. iiThe iipatient iiis iiat iirisk
iifor?
ii
iiA.
iiHypercalcemia
ii
iiB.
iiAnemia
ii
iiC. iiBlood
iiclots
ii
iiD. iiHyperkalemia ii- iiB.
iiAnemia
ii
A ii65 iiyear iiold iimale iipatient iihas iia iiglomerular iifiltration iirate iiof ii55 iimL/min. iiThe iipatient
iihas iia iihistory iiof iiuncontrolled iihypertension iiand iicoronary iiartery iidisease. iiYou're
iiassessing iithe iinew iimedication iiorders iireceived iifor iithis iipatient. iiWhich iimedication
iiordered iiby iithe iiphysician iiwill iihelp iitreat iithe iipatient's iihypertension iialong iiwith
iiproviding iia iiprotective iimechanism iito iithe iikidneys? ii
A. Lisinopril ii
B. Metoprolol ii
C. Amlodipine ii
D. Verapamil ii- iiA. iiLisinopril ii
ii
Which iipatient iibelow iiis iiNOT iiat iirisk iifor iideveloping iichronic iikidney
iidisease? ii iiA. iiA ii58 iiyear iiold iifemale iiwith iiuncontrolled iihypertension. ii
B. A ii69 iiyear iiold iimale iiwith iidiabetes iimellitus. ii
C. A ii45 iiyear iiold iifemale iiwith iipolycystic iiovarian iidisease. ii
D. A ii78 iiyear iiold iifemale iiwith iian iiintrarenal iiinjury. ii- iiC. iiA ii45 iiyear iiold iifemale iiwith
iipolycystic iiovarian iidisease. ii
ii
A iipatient iiwith iiStage ii5 iiCKD iiis iiexperiencing iiextreme iipruritus iiand iihas iiseveral iiareas
iiof iicrystallized iiwhite iideposits iion iithe iiskin. iiAs iithe iinurse, iiyou iiknow iithis iiis iidue iito
iiexcessive iiamounts iiof iiwhat iisubstance iifound iiin iithe iiblood? ii
A. Calcium ii
B. Urea ii
,C. Phosphate ii
D. Erythropoietin ii- iiB. iiUrea ii
ii
Your iipatient iiwith iichronic iikidney iidisease iiis iischeduled iifor iidialysis iiin iithe iimorning.
iiWhile iiexamining iithe iipatient's iitelemetry iistrip, iiyou iinote iitall iipeaked iiT-waves. iiYou
iinotify iithe iiphysician iiwho iiorders iia iiSTAT iibasic iimetabolic iipanel ii(BMP). iiWhat iiresult
iifrom iithe iiBMP iiconfirms iithe iiEKG iiabnormality? ii
iiA. iiPhosphate ii3.2 iimg/dL ii
ii
iiB. iiCalcium ii9.3
iimg/dL
ii
iiC. iiMagnesium ii2.2
iimg/dL
iiD. iiPotassium ii7.1 iimEq/L ii- iiD. iiPotassium ii7.1
iimEq/L
ii
You iiare iiproviding iieducation iito iia iipatient iiwith iiCKD iiabout iicalcium iiacetate. iiWhich
iistatement iiby iithe iipatient iidemonstrates iithey iiunderstood iiyour iiteaching iiabout iithis
iimedication? iiSelect-all-that-apply: ii
A. "This iimedication iiwill iihelp iikeep iimy iicalcium iilevel iinormal." ii
B. "I iiwill iitake iithis iimedication iiwith iimeals iior iiimmediately iiafter." ii
C. "It iiis iiimportant iiI iiconsume iihigh iiamounts iiof iioatmeal, iipoultry, iifish, iiand iidairy
iiproducts iiwhile iitaking iithis iimedication." ii
D. "This iimedication iiwill iihelp iiprevent iimy iiphosphate iilevel iifrom iiincreasing." ii- iiB. ii"I iiwill
iitake iithis iimedication iiwith iimeals iior iiimmediately iiafter." ii
iiD. ii"This iimedication iiwill iihelp iiprevent iimy iiphosphate iilevel iifrom iiincreasing." ii
ii
While iiassessing iimorning iilabs iion iiyour iipatient iiwith iiCKD. iiYou iinote iithe iipatient's
iiphosphate iilevel iiis ii6.2 iimg/dL. iiAs iithe iinurse, iiyou iiexpect iito iifind iithe iicalcium iilevel iito
iibe? ii iiA. iiElevated ii
B. Low ii
C. Normal ii
D. Same iias iithe iiphosphate iilevel ii- iiB. iiLow ii
ii
A iipatient iiwith iistage ii4 iichronic iikidney iidisease iiasks iiwhat iitype iiof iidiet iithey iishould
iifollow. ii
You iiexplain iithe iipatient iishould iifollow iia: ii
A. Low iiprotein, iilow iisodium, iilow iipotassium, iilow iiphosphate iidiet ii
B. High iiprotein, iilow iisodium, iilow iipotassium, iihigh iiphosphate iidiet ii
C. Low iiprotein, iihigh iisodium, iihigh iipotassium, iihigh iiphosphate iidiet ii
D. Low iiprotein, iilow iisodium, iilow iipotassium, iihigh iiphosphate iidiet ii- iiA. iiLow iiprotein,
iilow iisodium, iilow iipotassium, iilow iiphosphate iidiet ii
ii
The iikidneys iiare iiresponsible iifor iiperforming iiall iithe iifollowing iifunctions
iiEXCEPT?
ii
iiA. iiActivating iiVitamin
iiD
, ii
B.
ii iiSecreting
iiRenin
ii
iiC. iiSecreting
iiErythropoietin
ii
iiD. iiMaintaining iicortisol iiproduction ii- iiD. iiMaintaining iicortisol
iiproduction
ii
______________ iiis iisolely iifiltered iifrom iithe iibloodstream iivia iithe iiglomerulus iiand iiis
iiNOT ii
ii
reabsorbed iiback iiinto iithe iibloodstream iibut iiis iiexcreted iithrough iithe
iiurine.
ii
A.
iiUrea
ii
B. iiCreatinine ii
C.
iiPotassium
ii
D. iiMagnesium ii- iiB.
iiCreatinine
ii
A iipatient iiwith iiacute iirenal iiinjury iihas iia iiGFR ii(glomerular iifiltration iirate) iiof ii40 iimL/min.
ii
Which iisigns iiand iisymptoms iibelow iimay iithis iipatient iipresent iiwith? iiSelect iiall iithat
iiapply: ii
A. Hypervolemia ii
B. Hypokalemia ii
C. Increased iiBUN iilevel ii
D. Decreased iiCreatinine iilevel ii- iiA. iiHypervolemia ii
C. iiIncreased iiBUN iilevel ii
ii
You're iiassessing iimorning iilab iivalues iion iia iifemale iipatient iiwho iiis iirecovering iifrom iia
iimyocardial iiinfraction. iiWhich iilab iivalue iibelow iirequires iiyou iito iinotify iithe iiphysician? ii
A. Potassium iilevel ii4.2 iimEq/L ii
B. Creatinine iiclearance ii35 iimL/min ii
C. BUN ii20 iimg/dL ii
D. Blood iipH ii7.40 ii- iiB. iiCreatinine iiclearance ii35 iimL/min ii
ii
A ii55 iiyear iiold iimale iipatient iiis iiadmitted iiwith iia iimassive iiGI iibleed. iiThe iipatient iiis iiat
iirisk iifor iiwhat iitype iiof iiacute iikidney iiinjury? ii
A. Post-renal ii
B. Intra-renal ii
C. Pre-renal ii
D. Intrinsic iirenal ii- iiC. iiPre-renal ii
ii
Select iiall iithe iipatients iibelow iithat iiare iiat iirisk iifor iiacute iiintra-renal
iiinjury? iiA. iiA ii45 iiyear iiold iimale iiwith iia iirenal iicalculus. ii
B. A ii65 iiyear iiold iimale iiwith iibenign iiprostatic iihyperplasia. ii
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
Exam, Solutions (Multiple Choices) 100% Correct
ii ii ii ii ii ii
2025!! ii
ii
A ii55 iiyear iiold iimale iipatient iiis iidiagnosed iiwith iichronic iikidney iidisease. iiThe iipatient's
iirecent iiGFR iiwas ii25 iimL/min. iiWhat iistage iiof iichronic iikidney iidisease iiis iithis iiknown
iias? ii iiA. iiStage ii1 ii
B. Stage ii3 ii
C. Stage ii4 ii
D. Stage ii5 ii- iiC. iiStage ii4 ii
ii
A iipatient iiwith iiCKD iihas iia iilow iierythropoietin ii(EPO) iilevel. iiThe iipatient iiis iiat iirisk
iifor?
ii
iiA.
iiHypercalcemia
ii
iiB.
iiAnemia
ii
iiC. iiBlood
iiclots
ii
iiD. iiHyperkalemia ii- iiB.
iiAnemia
ii
A ii65 iiyear iiold iimale iipatient iihas iia iiglomerular iifiltration iirate iiof ii55 iimL/min. iiThe iipatient
iihas iia iihistory iiof iiuncontrolled iihypertension iiand iicoronary iiartery iidisease. iiYou're
iiassessing iithe iinew iimedication iiorders iireceived iifor iithis iipatient. iiWhich iimedication
iiordered iiby iithe iiphysician iiwill iihelp iitreat iithe iipatient's iihypertension iialong iiwith
iiproviding iia iiprotective iimechanism iito iithe iikidneys? ii
A. Lisinopril ii
B. Metoprolol ii
C. Amlodipine ii
D. Verapamil ii- iiA. iiLisinopril ii
ii
Which iipatient iibelow iiis iiNOT iiat iirisk iifor iideveloping iichronic iikidney
iidisease? ii iiA. iiA ii58 iiyear iiold iifemale iiwith iiuncontrolled iihypertension. ii
B. A ii69 iiyear iiold iimale iiwith iidiabetes iimellitus. ii
C. A ii45 iiyear iiold iifemale iiwith iipolycystic iiovarian iidisease. ii
D. A ii78 iiyear iiold iifemale iiwith iian iiintrarenal iiinjury. ii- iiC. iiA ii45 iiyear iiold iifemale iiwith
iipolycystic iiovarian iidisease. ii
ii
A iipatient iiwith iiStage ii5 iiCKD iiis iiexperiencing iiextreme iipruritus iiand iihas iiseveral iiareas
iiof iicrystallized iiwhite iideposits iion iithe iiskin. iiAs iithe iinurse, iiyou iiknow iithis iiis iidue iito
iiexcessive iiamounts iiof iiwhat iisubstance iifound iiin iithe iiblood? ii
A. Calcium ii
B. Urea ii
,C. Phosphate ii
D. Erythropoietin ii- iiB. iiUrea ii
ii
Your iipatient iiwith iichronic iikidney iidisease iiis iischeduled iifor iidialysis iiin iithe iimorning.
iiWhile iiexamining iithe iipatient's iitelemetry iistrip, iiyou iinote iitall iipeaked iiT-waves. iiYou
iinotify iithe iiphysician iiwho iiorders iia iiSTAT iibasic iimetabolic iipanel ii(BMP). iiWhat iiresult
iifrom iithe iiBMP iiconfirms iithe iiEKG iiabnormality? ii
iiA. iiPhosphate ii3.2 iimg/dL ii
ii
iiB. iiCalcium ii9.3
iimg/dL
ii
iiC. iiMagnesium ii2.2
iimg/dL
iiD. iiPotassium ii7.1 iimEq/L ii- iiD. iiPotassium ii7.1
iimEq/L
ii
You iiare iiproviding iieducation iito iia iipatient iiwith iiCKD iiabout iicalcium iiacetate. iiWhich
iistatement iiby iithe iipatient iidemonstrates iithey iiunderstood iiyour iiteaching iiabout iithis
iimedication? iiSelect-all-that-apply: ii
A. "This iimedication iiwill iihelp iikeep iimy iicalcium iilevel iinormal." ii
B. "I iiwill iitake iithis iimedication iiwith iimeals iior iiimmediately iiafter." ii
C. "It iiis iiimportant iiI iiconsume iihigh iiamounts iiof iioatmeal, iipoultry, iifish, iiand iidairy
iiproducts iiwhile iitaking iithis iimedication." ii
D. "This iimedication iiwill iihelp iiprevent iimy iiphosphate iilevel iifrom iiincreasing." ii- iiB. ii"I iiwill
iitake iithis iimedication iiwith iimeals iior iiimmediately iiafter." ii
iiD. ii"This iimedication iiwill iihelp iiprevent iimy iiphosphate iilevel iifrom iiincreasing." ii
ii
While iiassessing iimorning iilabs iion iiyour iipatient iiwith iiCKD. iiYou iinote iithe iipatient's
iiphosphate iilevel iiis ii6.2 iimg/dL. iiAs iithe iinurse, iiyou iiexpect iito iifind iithe iicalcium iilevel iito
iibe? ii iiA. iiElevated ii
B. Low ii
C. Normal ii
D. Same iias iithe iiphosphate iilevel ii- iiB. iiLow ii
ii
A iipatient iiwith iistage ii4 iichronic iikidney iidisease iiasks iiwhat iitype iiof iidiet iithey iishould
iifollow. ii
You iiexplain iithe iipatient iishould iifollow iia: ii
A. Low iiprotein, iilow iisodium, iilow iipotassium, iilow iiphosphate iidiet ii
B. High iiprotein, iilow iisodium, iilow iipotassium, iihigh iiphosphate iidiet ii
C. Low iiprotein, iihigh iisodium, iihigh iipotassium, iihigh iiphosphate iidiet ii
D. Low iiprotein, iilow iisodium, iilow iipotassium, iihigh iiphosphate iidiet ii- iiA. iiLow iiprotein,
iilow iisodium, iilow iipotassium, iilow iiphosphate iidiet ii
ii
The iikidneys iiare iiresponsible iifor iiperforming iiall iithe iifollowing iifunctions
iiEXCEPT?
ii
iiA. iiActivating iiVitamin
iiD
, ii
B.
ii iiSecreting
iiRenin
ii
iiC. iiSecreting
iiErythropoietin
ii
iiD. iiMaintaining iicortisol iiproduction ii- iiD. iiMaintaining iicortisol
iiproduction
ii
______________ iiis iisolely iifiltered iifrom iithe iibloodstream iivia iithe iiglomerulus iiand iiis
iiNOT ii
ii
reabsorbed iiback iiinto iithe iibloodstream iibut iiis iiexcreted iithrough iithe
iiurine.
ii
A.
iiUrea
ii
B. iiCreatinine ii
C.
iiPotassium
ii
D. iiMagnesium ii- iiB.
iiCreatinine
ii
A iipatient iiwith iiacute iirenal iiinjury iihas iia iiGFR ii(glomerular iifiltration iirate) iiof ii40 iimL/min.
ii
Which iisigns iiand iisymptoms iibelow iimay iithis iipatient iipresent iiwith? iiSelect iiall iithat
iiapply: ii
A. Hypervolemia ii
B. Hypokalemia ii
C. Increased iiBUN iilevel ii
D. Decreased iiCreatinine iilevel ii- iiA. iiHypervolemia ii
C. iiIncreased iiBUN iilevel ii
ii
You're iiassessing iimorning iilab iivalues iion iia iifemale iipatient iiwho iiis iirecovering iifrom iia
iimyocardial iiinfraction. iiWhich iilab iivalue iibelow iirequires iiyou iito iinotify iithe iiphysician? ii
A. Potassium iilevel ii4.2 iimEq/L ii
B. Creatinine iiclearance ii35 iimL/min ii
C. BUN ii20 iimg/dL ii
D. Blood iipH ii7.40 ii- iiB. iiCreatinine iiclearance ii35 iimL/min ii
ii
A ii55 iiyear iiold iimale iipatient iiis iiadmitted iiwith iia iimassive iiGI iibleed. iiThe iipatient iiis iiat
iirisk iifor iiwhat iitype iiof iiacute iikidney iiinjury? ii
A. Post-renal ii
B. Intra-renal ii
C. Pre-renal ii
D. Intrinsic iirenal ii- iiC. iiPre-renal ii
ii
Select iiall iithe iipatients iibelow iithat iiare iiat iirisk iifor iiacute iiintra-renal
iiinjury? iiA. iiA ii45 iiyear iiold iimale iiwith iia iirenal iicalculus. ii
B. A ii65 iiyear iiold iimale iiwith iibenign iiprostatic iihyperplasia. ii
