Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A 5-year-old male was diagnosed with glomerulonephritis. History reveals that he had an infection 3
weeks before the onset of this condition. The infection was most likely located in the:
Selected Answer:
c.
Respiratory tract
Correct Answer:
c.
Respiratory tract
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
When a nurse is preparing to teach about urine, which information should the nurse include? Just
before entering the ureter, urine passes through the:
Selected Answer:
b.
Renal pelvis
Correct Answer:
b.
Renal pelvis
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
When the nurse is discussing the sodium-sensing cells of the glomerulus, what term should the nurse
use?
Selected Answer:
b.
Macula densa
Correct Answer:
b.
Macula densa
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A 45-year-old female presents with hypertension, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, and anemia. She is
diagnosed with chronic renal failure. When the patient asks what caused this anemia, how should
the nurse respond? Your anemia is caused by:
Selected Answer:
b.
Inadequate production of erythropoietin
Correct Answer:
b.
Inadequate production of erythropoietin
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A 6-year-old male is experiencing urine reflux from the urinary bladder into a grossly dilated ureter
and calyces. He was diagnosed with vesicoureteral reflux. This condition would be graded:
Selected Answer:
d.
IV
Correct Answer:
d.
IV
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A 42-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident during which he loses a lot of blood. The
nurse realizes he is in acute renal failure caused by:
Selected Answer:
c.
Inadequate renal blood flow
Correct Answer:
c.
Inadequate renal blood flow
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A 15-year-old female presents with flank pain, irritability, malaise, and fever. Tests reveal
glomerulonephritis. When the parents ask what could have caused this, how should the nurse
respond?
Selected Answer:
a.
Poststreptococcal infection
Correct Answer:
a.
Poststreptococcal infection
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A 60-year-old male is diagnosed with renal failure. While the nurse is reviewing lab results, which of
the following lab values would be most consistent with this diagnosis?
Selected Answer:
a.
Elevated plasma creatinine level
Correct Answer:
a.
Elevated plasma creatinine level
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A urologist is discussing a structure that supplies blood to the medulla. What is the urologist
describing?
Selected Answer:
a.
Renal arteries
Correct Answer:
a.
Renal arteries
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
When a patient’s renal system secretes rennin, what effect will that cause in the body? It causes the
direct activation of:
Selected Answer:
a.
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