SCI225 Pathophysiology week 12-14 Quiz with correct answers

SCI225 Pathophysiology week 12-14 QuizA patient has chronic pyelonephritis. What would the nurse expect to see in this patient? - correct answer Kidney scarring Chronic pyelonephritis is a persistent or recurrent infection of the kidney leading to scarring of one or both kidneys. The patient is diagnosed with kidney stones. The nurse practitioner recommends using ultrasound waves to break large renal calculi into smaller stones that can be passed through the urinary tract. Which procedure is the nurse practitioner discussing? - correct answer Lithotripsy Lithotripsy is a noninvasive way to treat kidney stones with ultrasound waves. The patient is curious about some of the causes of lower urinary tract obstruction. The nurse explains that obstruction of the lower urinary tract in males is often caused by: - correct answer prostate enlargement. Prostate enlargement from benign prostatic hypertrophy or prostate cancer obstructs the male urethra as it passes through the gland. A patient has a suspected urinary tract infection. Which laboratory test is it most important for the nurse to obtain? - correct answer Urine culture Infections are diagnosed by urine culture of specific microorganisms with counts of 10,000/ml or more from freshly voided urine.