NR 507 Final Exam
Symptoms of Lower UTI (3) - answer burning on urination
dysuria
suprapubic pain
Symptoms of Upper UTI (6) – answer pyelonephritis
fever
flank pain
CVA tenderness
N/V
malaise
Is acute renal failure reversible? - answer yes
How do you determine the prognosis of acute renal failure? - answer If we give a
diuretic and we get output, this means we have functioning kidneys
Examples of Pre-renal failure with diagnostic examples(2) - answer Dehydration
(diabetics) and inability to perfuse (heart failure)
Examples of intrarenal failure (4) - answerContrast dye, glomerulonephritis, ischemia,
diabetes
Examples of post-renal failure (3) - answerrenal stones, tumors, swollen prostate
Key diagnostic test result for acute pyelonephritis - answerWBC casts
What type of renal failure are renal calculi? - answerPost renal
Gold standard of diagnosing renal calculi? - answerCT scan
Treatment goals for renal calculi (4) - answerpain management, pass stone, reduce size
of stone, prevent new stones
Who is a candidate for dialysis? (5) - answerUnresolvable hyperkalemia, acidosis,
uremic symptoms, fluid overload resistant to therapy, stage 5 CKD
What co-morbidities are associated with CKD? (3) - answerHypertension, diabetes,
lupus
is CKD reversible? - answerNo, it is progressive and irreversible
, Stage 1 of CKD - answerKidney damage but normal GFR >90
Stage 2 of CKD - answerMild decrease in GFR (60-89)
Stage 3 of CKD - answerModerate decrease in GFR (30-59)
Still a chance for improvement of kidney function
Stage 4 of CKD - answerSevere decrease in GFR 15-29
Stage 5 of CKD - answerKidney failure
GFR <15 or dialysis
Warning signs of GERD (5) - answerheartburn while eating & worse when laying down,
dysphagia, sensation of lump in your throat, abdominal/chest pain, regurgitation
GERD symptoms over the age of 50 (6) - answerdysphagia, odynophagia, N/V, weight
loss, melena, early satiety
Symptoms of hiatal hernia - answerTypically asymptomatic
Treatment of sliding hiatal hernia (4) - answerSmall, frequent meals, avoid lying flat after
eating, avoid tight clothes, weight control
Key symptom of duodenal ulcers - answerchronic, intermittent pain in the epigastric
region
When do patients with duodenal ulcers typically have the most pain (2) - answer30min-
2hrs after eating or in the middle of the night (d/t stomach being empty)
Where do we typically see peptic ulcer disease? (3) - answerlower esophagus, stomach
and duodenum
What is the first line medication for treatment of major depression - answerSSRI's
What factors affect antidepressant prescription? (5) - answersymptoms, age, side
effects, safety and cost
What is social anxiety disorder? - answerFear and avoidance of social situations
Positive schizophrenia symptoms (3) - answerhallucinations, thought disorder and
bizarre behaviors
Negative schizophrenia symptoms (5) - answerflattened affect, alogia, anhedonia,
attention deficit and apathy
Symptoms of Lower UTI (3) - answer burning on urination
dysuria
suprapubic pain
Symptoms of Upper UTI (6) – answer pyelonephritis
fever
flank pain
CVA tenderness
N/V
malaise
Is acute renal failure reversible? - answer yes
How do you determine the prognosis of acute renal failure? - answer If we give a
diuretic and we get output, this means we have functioning kidneys
Examples of Pre-renal failure with diagnostic examples(2) - answer Dehydration
(diabetics) and inability to perfuse (heart failure)
Examples of intrarenal failure (4) - answerContrast dye, glomerulonephritis, ischemia,
diabetes
Examples of post-renal failure (3) - answerrenal stones, tumors, swollen prostate
Key diagnostic test result for acute pyelonephritis - answerWBC casts
What type of renal failure are renal calculi? - answerPost renal
Gold standard of diagnosing renal calculi? - answerCT scan
Treatment goals for renal calculi (4) - answerpain management, pass stone, reduce size
of stone, prevent new stones
Who is a candidate for dialysis? (5) - answerUnresolvable hyperkalemia, acidosis,
uremic symptoms, fluid overload resistant to therapy, stage 5 CKD
What co-morbidities are associated with CKD? (3) - answerHypertension, diabetes,
lupus
is CKD reversible? - answerNo, it is progressive and irreversible
, Stage 1 of CKD - answerKidney damage but normal GFR >90
Stage 2 of CKD - answerMild decrease in GFR (60-89)
Stage 3 of CKD - answerModerate decrease in GFR (30-59)
Still a chance for improvement of kidney function
Stage 4 of CKD - answerSevere decrease in GFR 15-29
Stage 5 of CKD - answerKidney failure
GFR <15 or dialysis
Warning signs of GERD (5) - answerheartburn while eating & worse when laying down,
dysphagia, sensation of lump in your throat, abdominal/chest pain, regurgitation
GERD symptoms over the age of 50 (6) - answerdysphagia, odynophagia, N/V, weight
loss, melena, early satiety
Symptoms of hiatal hernia - answerTypically asymptomatic
Treatment of sliding hiatal hernia (4) - answerSmall, frequent meals, avoid lying flat after
eating, avoid tight clothes, weight control
Key symptom of duodenal ulcers - answerchronic, intermittent pain in the epigastric
region
When do patients with duodenal ulcers typically have the most pain (2) - answer30min-
2hrs after eating or in the middle of the night (d/t stomach being empty)
Where do we typically see peptic ulcer disease? (3) - answerlower esophagus, stomach
and duodenum
What is the first line medication for treatment of major depression - answerSSRI's
What factors affect antidepressant prescription? (5) - answersymptoms, age, side
effects, safety and cost
What is social anxiety disorder? - answerFear and avoidance of social situations
Positive schizophrenia symptoms (3) - answerhallucinations, thought disorder and
bizarre behaviors
Negative schizophrenia symptoms (5) - answerflattened affect, alogia, anhedonia,
attention deficit and apathy
