NR507 FINAL EXAM STUDY
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
Cystitis (UTI) - correct answer ✔✔Uncomplicated, responds well to antibiotic. Caused mostly by
e coli. No casts present in ua c& s
pyelonephritis - correct answer ✔✔kidney infection
Complicated
Iv atb to treat
Classic triad: vomiting, flank pain, fever
Casts are present in ua c& s
calcium oxalate - correct answer ✔✔most common type of kidney stone
Most common site of renal calculus - correct answer ✔✔Ureterovesicular junction
Gold standard diagnosis for renal calculus - correct answer ✔✔Ct scan
True or false: all types of renal stones can be seen on ct scan - correct answer ✔✔True
Kidney stones that pass on their own - correct answer ✔✔< 0.5 cm
Kidney stones that cause obstruction - correct answer ✔✔>1.0cm
, goals of treatment for renal stones - correct answer ✔✔manage acute pain
promote passage of stone
reduce stone size
prevent new stone formation
prevention of renal stone formation include which two elements - correct answer ✔✔Citrate &
magnesium
Most common type of renal stone - correct answer ✔✔Calcium stone
Calcium stones are treated with ________ to promote excretion of stone - correct answer
✔✔Thiazide diuretic
Causes of struvite stones - correct answer ✔✔UTI
bacteria : klebsiella, enterobacteria
which elements combine to make struvite stones? - correct answer ✔✔ammonia, magesium,
phosphate
Type of renal stone found in children, with genetic causing factor - correct answer ✔✔Cystine
stone
sudden loss of renal function, reversible , kidneys respond well to diuretics - correct answer
✔✔acute renal failure (ARF)
labs - creatinine increased at least 50% from base line, decreased creatinine clearance - correct
answer ✔✔Acute renal failure
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
Cystitis (UTI) - correct answer ✔✔Uncomplicated, responds well to antibiotic. Caused mostly by
e coli. No casts present in ua c& s
pyelonephritis - correct answer ✔✔kidney infection
Complicated
Iv atb to treat
Classic triad: vomiting, flank pain, fever
Casts are present in ua c& s
calcium oxalate - correct answer ✔✔most common type of kidney stone
Most common site of renal calculus - correct answer ✔✔Ureterovesicular junction
Gold standard diagnosis for renal calculus - correct answer ✔✔Ct scan
True or false: all types of renal stones can be seen on ct scan - correct answer ✔✔True
Kidney stones that pass on their own - correct answer ✔✔< 0.5 cm
Kidney stones that cause obstruction - correct answer ✔✔>1.0cm
, goals of treatment for renal stones - correct answer ✔✔manage acute pain
promote passage of stone
reduce stone size
prevent new stone formation
prevention of renal stone formation include which two elements - correct answer ✔✔Citrate &
magnesium
Most common type of renal stone - correct answer ✔✔Calcium stone
Calcium stones are treated with ________ to promote excretion of stone - correct answer
✔✔Thiazide diuretic
Causes of struvite stones - correct answer ✔✔UTI
bacteria : klebsiella, enterobacteria
which elements combine to make struvite stones? - correct answer ✔✔ammonia, magesium,
phosphate
Type of renal stone found in children, with genetic causing factor - correct answer ✔✔Cystine
stone
sudden loss of renal function, reversible , kidneys respond well to diuretics - correct answer
✔✔acute renal failure (ARF)
labs - creatinine increased at least 50% from base line, decreased creatinine clearance - correct
answer ✔✔Acute renal failure
