One of the first pathophysiological responses to the decreased GFR in acute renal failure is:
A pre-renal cause of acute renal failure is:
Pre-renal is the most common cause of acute renal failure.
One of the major markers for glomerular filtration rate is creatinine.
Which of the following is true regarding creatinine?
Which of the following is the best indicator of a good prognosis for recovery from acute renal failure?
In post-renal failure, the damage occurs in the collecting duct.
In intrinsic renal failure, sodium and water excretion is increased which leads to a dilute urine.
One of the issues that requires management of a patient with acute renal failure is hypokalemia
Which of the following can help to prevent a UTI?
A symptom of a lower urinary tract infection includes:
Women are at a higher risk for the development of a UTI because of having a shorter urethra.
Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of a urinary tract infection (UTI)?
Which of the following is true regarding a complicated urinary tract infection?
Upon examination of a urinalysis, the NP can highly suspect that the causative bacteria are gram negative because of the presence of:
The urinalysis of a patient with a complicated UTI will show WBCs and casts.
A common organism that causes a urinary tract infection include:
The NP would know that the patient most likely has an uncomplicated UTI because:
The patient most often develops symptoms of BPH when:
There is a significant risk for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) to develop cellular mutations that lead to prostate cancer.
The peripheral zone of the prostate is the largest zone.
The purpose of straining in BPH is to overcome the obstruction encountered during urination.
On a digital rectal exam to assess the quality of the prostate, the NP would be concerned with which of the following findings?
Irritative BPH
Obstructive BPH
The location of the characteristic hyperplastic nodules of BPH is:
Men who have BPH are prone to developing a UTI because:
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