NR567 FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ pyelonephritis. Answer: kidney infection
Complicated
Iv atb to treat
Classic triad: vomiting, flank pain, fever
Casts are present in ua c& s
◉ calcium oxalate. Answer: most common type of kidney stone
◉ Most common site of renal calculus. Answer: Ureterovesicular
junction
◉ Gold standard diagnosis for renal calculus. Answer: Ct scan
◉ True or false: all types of renal stones can be seen on ct scan. Answer:
True
◉ Kidney stones that pass on their own. Answer: < 0.5 cm
◉ Kidney stones that cause obstruction. Answer: >1.0cm
, ◉ goals of treatment for renal stones. Answer: manage acute pain
promote passage of stone
reduce stone size
prevent new stone formation
◉ prevention of renal stone formation include which two elements.
Answer: Citrate &
magnesium
◉ Most common type of renal stone. Answer: Calcium stone
◉ Calcium stones are treated with ________ to promote excretion of
stone. Answer: Thiazide diuretic
◉ Causes of struvite stones. Answer: UTI
bacteria : klebsiella, enterobacteria
◉ which elements combine to make struvite stones?. Answer: ammonia,
magesium, phosphate
◉ Type of renal stone found in children, with genetic causing factor.
Answer: Cystine stone
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ pyelonephritis. Answer: kidney infection
Complicated
Iv atb to treat
Classic triad: vomiting, flank pain, fever
Casts are present in ua c& s
◉ calcium oxalate. Answer: most common type of kidney stone
◉ Most common site of renal calculus. Answer: Ureterovesicular
junction
◉ Gold standard diagnosis for renal calculus. Answer: Ct scan
◉ True or false: all types of renal stones can be seen on ct scan. Answer:
True
◉ Kidney stones that pass on their own. Answer: < 0.5 cm
◉ Kidney stones that cause obstruction. Answer: >1.0cm
, ◉ goals of treatment for renal stones. Answer: manage acute pain
promote passage of stone
reduce stone size
prevent new stone formation
◉ prevention of renal stone formation include which two elements.
Answer: Citrate &
magnesium
◉ Most common type of renal stone. Answer: Calcium stone
◉ Calcium stones are treated with ________ to promote excretion of
stone. Answer: Thiazide diuretic
◉ Causes of struvite stones. Answer: UTI
bacteria : klebsiella, enterobacteria
◉ which elements combine to make struvite stones?. Answer: ammonia,
magesium, phosphate
◉ Type of renal stone found in children, with genetic causing factor.
Answer: Cystine stone
