NR 507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL - EDAPT QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is a symptom of a lower urinary tract infection? - CORRECT ANSWER-Urgency
What is true regarding complicated UTIs? - CORRECT ANSWER-Can be caused by a structural
urinary tract disorder
What can help prevent a UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-Increased water consumption
True/False: Women are at higher risk of developing UTI because they have a shorter urethra -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
What is a risk factor for developing a UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pregnancy
What is true regarding an uncomplicated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-- Occurs in the normal
urinary tract
- Responds well to short-course of antibiotics
What is true regarding a complicated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-- UTI that extends beyond the
bladder
- Infants & older adults are usually affected
- Caused by structural/functional urinary tract abnormalities or a untreated UTI
What will the urinalysis of a patient with a UTI show? - CORRECT ANSWER-WBCs & casts
NR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology Final - Edapt QuestioNS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
, The NP knows an uncomplicated UTI because - CORRECT ANSWER-the UTI responds well to a
short-course of antibiotic therapy
Highly suspective that causative bacteria of UTI is gram negative because of the presence of -
CORRECT ANSWER-Nitrites
A common organism that causes a UTI includes - CORRECT ANSWER-Staphylococcus
saprophyticus
True/False: There is a significant risk for men with BPH to develop cellular mutations that lead
to prostate cancer - CORRECT ANSWER-False
True/False: The peripheral zone of the prostate is the largest zone - CORRECT ANSWER-True
On digital rectal exam to assess quality of prostate, NP would be concerned with a hard nodule
because - CORRECT ANSWER-it indicates prostate cancer
The patient most often develops symptoms of BPH when - CORRECT ANSWER-the prostatic
urethra becomes obstructed
True/False: The purpose of straining in BPH is to overcome the obstruction encountered during
urination - CORRECT ANSWER-True
What is the reaction of 5-Alpha reductase inhibitors? - CORRECT ANSWER-To cause shrinkage of
the prostate gland
Where are the hyper plastic nodules of BPH located? - CORRECT ANSWER-Periurethral zone
Why are men who have BPH prone to develop UTIs? - CORRECT ANSWER-Because of the
stagnation of urine in the bladder that promotes bacterial growth.
NR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology Final - Edapt QuestioNS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
FINAL - EDAPT QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is a symptom of a lower urinary tract infection? - CORRECT ANSWER-Urgency
What is true regarding complicated UTIs? - CORRECT ANSWER-Can be caused by a structural
urinary tract disorder
What can help prevent a UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-Increased water consumption
True/False: Women are at higher risk of developing UTI because they have a shorter urethra -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
What is a risk factor for developing a UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pregnancy
What is true regarding an uncomplicated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-- Occurs in the normal
urinary tract
- Responds well to short-course of antibiotics
What is true regarding a complicated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER-- UTI that extends beyond the
bladder
- Infants & older adults are usually affected
- Caused by structural/functional urinary tract abnormalities or a untreated UTI
What will the urinalysis of a patient with a UTI show? - CORRECT ANSWER-WBCs & casts
NR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology Final - Edapt QuestioNS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
, The NP knows an uncomplicated UTI because - CORRECT ANSWER-the UTI responds well to a
short-course of antibiotic therapy
Highly suspective that causative bacteria of UTI is gram negative because of the presence of -
CORRECT ANSWER-Nitrites
A common organism that causes a UTI includes - CORRECT ANSWER-Staphylococcus
saprophyticus
True/False: There is a significant risk for men with BPH to develop cellular mutations that lead
to prostate cancer - CORRECT ANSWER-False
True/False: The peripheral zone of the prostate is the largest zone - CORRECT ANSWER-True
On digital rectal exam to assess quality of prostate, NP would be concerned with a hard nodule
because - CORRECT ANSWER-it indicates prostate cancer
The patient most often develops symptoms of BPH when - CORRECT ANSWER-the prostatic
urethra becomes obstructed
True/False: The purpose of straining in BPH is to overcome the obstruction encountered during
urination - CORRECT ANSWER-True
What is the reaction of 5-Alpha reductase inhibitors? - CORRECT ANSWER-To cause shrinkage of
the prostate gland
Where are the hyper plastic nodules of BPH located? - CORRECT ANSWER-Periurethral zone
Why are men who have BPH prone to develop UTIs? - CORRECT ANSWER-Because of the
stagnation of urine in the bladder that promotes bacterial growth.
NR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology Final - Edapt QuestioNS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
