APEA PATHO-UROLOGY EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a vital function of the kidney?
Erythropoiesis
Regulation of calcium formation
Acid base balance
Temperature regulation
Temperature regulation
Which enzyme is formed in the liver as a byproduct of protein metabolism and is eliminated entirely
by the kidney?
Creatinine
Uric acid
Urea
Phosphate
Urea
When antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is elevated in the serum, the collecting tubules in the kidney
become more permeable to H2O, meaning that urine will have a:
high specific gravity.
low specific gravity.
higher pH.
lower pH.
high specific gravity.
The hormone that helps control the kidney's role in fluid balance is:
cortisol.
epinephrine.
oxytocin.
, APEA PATHO-UROLOGY EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
antidiuretic.
antidiuretic.
A 65-year-old female experiences a sudden impulse to urinate and is unable to hold her urine until
she reaches the toilet. This woman is experiencing:
stress incontinence.
urge incontinence.
overactive bladder.
functional incontinence.
urge incontinence.
Which one of the following is NOT a contributor to detrusor underactivity (bladder retention)?
Childbirth
Medications
Diabetes
Aging
Childbirth
The kidneys help regulate acid-base balance by:
secreting carbon dioxide.
producing ammonia.
reabsorbing phosphates.
secreting sodium chloride.
producing ammonia.
In the Randall's plaque pathway for kidney stone formation, the stone is:
attached to plugs protruding from the openings of Bellini ducts.
Which of the following is NOT a vital function of the kidney?
Erythropoiesis
Regulation of calcium formation
Acid base balance
Temperature regulation
Temperature regulation
Which enzyme is formed in the liver as a byproduct of protein metabolism and is eliminated entirely
by the kidney?
Creatinine
Uric acid
Urea
Phosphate
Urea
When antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is elevated in the serum, the collecting tubules in the kidney
become more permeable to H2O, meaning that urine will have a:
high specific gravity.
low specific gravity.
higher pH.
lower pH.
high specific gravity.
The hormone that helps control the kidney's role in fluid balance is:
cortisol.
epinephrine.
oxytocin.
, APEA PATHO-UROLOGY EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
antidiuretic.
antidiuretic.
A 65-year-old female experiences a sudden impulse to urinate and is unable to hold her urine until
she reaches the toilet. This woman is experiencing:
stress incontinence.
urge incontinence.
overactive bladder.
functional incontinence.
urge incontinence.
Which one of the following is NOT a contributor to detrusor underactivity (bladder retention)?
Childbirth
Medications
Diabetes
Aging
Childbirth
The kidneys help regulate acid-base balance by:
secreting carbon dioxide.
producing ammonia.
reabsorbing phosphates.
secreting sodium chloride.
producing ammonia.
In the Randall's plaque pathway for kidney stone formation, the stone is:
attached to plugs protruding from the openings of Bellini ducts.
