Advanced Pathophysiology 530 - Exam 3
A patient is diagnosed with a kidney stone that is composed of magnesium, ammonium, and phosphate.
What type of urinary calculus is this?
A) Calcium
B) Struvite
C) Uric acid
D) Indinavir - correct answers B) Struvite
A patient has uncontrolled or premature contractions of the detrusor muscle. Which condition is
associated with this medical problem?
A) Spinal cord injury
B) Immune system dysfunction
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Renal carcinoma - correct answers A) Spinal cord injury
Which statement regarding renal cell carcinoma is correct?
A) It is associated with p53.
B) Symptoms include painless hematuria.
C) Early stages produce a large abdominal mass.
D) Granular cell tumors have better prognosis. - correct answers B) Symptoms include painless
hematuria.
A patient who reports abdominal and back pain has been diagnosed with bacteria in the urine. What is
the appropriate term for involvement of the upper urinary tract that is likely to cause such symptoms?
A) Cystitis
B) Pyelonephritis
C) Urinary tract infection
D) Asymptomatic bacteriuria - correct answers B) Pyelonephritis
With which bacteria is acute glomerulonephritis associated?
A) Escherichia coli
A patient is diagnosed with a kidney stone that is composed of magnesium, ammonium, and phosphate.
What type of urinary calculus is this?
A) Calcium
B) Struvite
C) Uric acid
D) Indinavir - correct answers B) Struvite
A patient has uncontrolled or premature contractions of the detrusor muscle. Which condition is
associated with this medical problem?
A) Spinal cord injury
B) Immune system dysfunction
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Renal carcinoma - correct answers A) Spinal cord injury
Which statement regarding renal cell carcinoma is correct?
A) It is associated with p53.
B) Symptoms include painless hematuria.
C) Early stages produce a large abdominal mass.
D) Granular cell tumors have better prognosis. - correct answers B) Symptoms include painless
hematuria.
A patient who reports abdominal and back pain has been diagnosed with bacteria in the urine. What is
the appropriate term for involvement of the upper urinary tract that is likely to cause such symptoms?
A) Cystitis
B) Pyelonephritis
C) Urinary tract infection
D) Asymptomatic bacteriuria - correct answers B) Pyelonephritis
With which bacteria is acute glomerulonephritis associated?
A) Escherichia coli
