NURS 3366 - LATEST
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
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Anemia of chronic renal failure can be successfully treated with
which element?
a. Intrinsic factor
b. Vitamin B12
c. Vitamin D
d. Erythropoietin
d. Erythropoietin
Which renal disorders are considered causes of intrarenal renal
failure? (Select all that apply.)
a. Acute glomerulonephritis
b. Tumors
c. Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
d. Prostatic hypertrophy
a. Acute glomerulonephritis
b. Tumors
c. Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
A patient has a severe kidney obstruction leading to removal of the
affected kidney. Which of
the following would the nurse expect to occur?
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a. Atrophy of the remaining kidney
b. Compensatory hypertrophy of the remaining kidney
c. Dysplasia in the remaining kidney
d. Renal failure
A 35-year-old hypertensive male begins taking a diuretic. Which of
the following common side effects of this medication should the
nurse monitor?
a. Hypokalemia
b. Hyponatremia
c. Increased uric acid secretion
d. Hypermagnesemia
a. Hypokalemia
A patient is diagnosed with renal calculus that is causing a urinary
obstruction. Which symptoms would be most likely experienced?
a. Anuria
b. Hematuria
c. Pyuria
d. Flank pain
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d. Flank pain
A 30-year-old male is demonstrating hematuria with red blood cell
casts and proteinuria exceeding 3–5 grams per day, with albumin
being the major protein. The most probable diagnosis the nurse will
see documented on the chart is:
a. cystitis
b. chronic pyelonephritis
c. acute glomerulonephritis
d. renal calculi
c. acute glomerulonephritis
A 42-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident that has
resulted in prerenal failure. What is the most likely cause of this
patient’s condition?
a. Kidney stones
b. Immune complex deposition in the glomerulus
c. Inadequate renal blood flow
d. Obstruction of the proximal tubule
c. Inadequate renal blood flow
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EXAM 3
An older male presents with flank pain and polyuria. Tests reveal
that he has an enlarged prostate. Which type of renal failure is this
patient at risk for?
a. Prerenal
b. Intrarenal
c. Extrarenal
d. Postrenal
d. Postrenal
A 45 year old presents with hypertension, anorexia, nausea and
vomiting, and anemia and is diagnosed with chronic renal failure.
What is the cause of this patient’s anemia?
a. Red blood cells being lost in the urine
b. Inadequate production of erythropoietin c. Inadequate iron
absorption in the gut
d. Red blood cells being injured as they pass through the glomerulus
b. Inadequate production of erythropoietin
When a 42 year old is diagnosed with chronic renal failure, which
dietary restriction will the nurse discuss with the patient?
a. Fats
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
EXAM 3
Anemia of chronic renal failure can be successfully treated with
which element?
a. Intrinsic factor
b. Vitamin B12
c. Vitamin D
d. Erythropoietin
d. Erythropoietin
Which renal disorders are considered causes of intrarenal renal
failure? (Select all that apply.)
a. Acute glomerulonephritis
b. Tumors
c. Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
d. Prostatic hypertrophy
a. Acute glomerulonephritis
b. Tumors
c. Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
A patient has a severe kidney obstruction leading to removal of the
affected kidney. Which of
the following would the nurse expect to occur?
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PAGE
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, NURS 3366 - LATEST
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
EXAM 3
a. Atrophy of the remaining kidney
b. Compensatory hypertrophy of the remaining kidney
c. Dysplasia in the remaining kidney
d. Renal failure
A 35-year-old hypertensive male begins taking a diuretic. Which of
the following common side effects of this medication should the
nurse monitor?
a. Hypokalemia
b. Hyponatremia
c. Increased uric acid secretion
d. Hypermagnesemia
a. Hypokalemia
A patient is diagnosed with renal calculus that is causing a urinary
obstruction. Which symptoms would be most likely experienced?
a. Anuria
b. Hematuria
c. Pyuria
d. Flank pain
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
EXAM 3
d. Flank pain
A 30-year-old male is demonstrating hematuria with red blood cell
casts and proteinuria exceeding 3–5 grams per day, with albumin
being the major protein. The most probable diagnosis the nurse will
see documented on the chart is:
a. cystitis
b. chronic pyelonephritis
c. acute glomerulonephritis
d. renal calculi
c. acute glomerulonephritis
A 42-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident that has
resulted in prerenal failure. What is the most likely cause of this
patient’s condition?
a. Kidney stones
b. Immune complex deposition in the glomerulus
c. Inadequate renal blood flow
d. Obstruction of the proximal tubule
c. Inadequate renal blood flow
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
EXAM 3
An older male presents with flank pain and polyuria. Tests reveal
that he has an enlarged prostate. Which type of renal failure is this
patient at risk for?
a. Prerenal
b. Intrarenal
c. Extrarenal
d. Postrenal
d. Postrenal
A 45 year old presents with hypertension, anorexia, nausea and
vomiting, and anemia and is diagnosed with chronic renal failure.
What is the cause of this patient’s anemia?
a. Red blood cells being lost in the urine
b. Inadequate production of erythropoietin c. Inadequate iron
absorption in the gut
d. Red blood cells being injured as they pass through the glomerulus
b. Inadequate production of erythropoietin
When a 42 year old is diagnosed with chronic renal failure, which
dietary restriction will the nurse discuss with the patient?
a. Fats
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