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Renal function tests include:
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A: Urinalysis
B: BUN and serum creatinine
D: BOTH A AND B ARE CORRECT |
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Which substance is an abnormal constituent of urine? |
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The presence of albumin in the urine would indicate probable damage to |
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Which statement is NOT true concerning urinary tract infections? |
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A: Once cystitis develops, pyelonephritis will certainly occur |
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Renal calculi may be composed of: |
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A: calcium oxalate
B: Uric acid
E: BOTH A AND B ARE CORRECT |
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Which can be characteristic of ureteral stones? |
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A: severe pain in back
B: severe pain in abdomen
C: nausea and vomiting
D: ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE CORRECT |
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Which are predisposing factors for acute urinary tract infections? |
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A: congenital deformities of urinary tract
B: the sex of the pt.
C: decreased urine flow |
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A common cause of both pyelonephritis and cystitis is:
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B: invading, ascending micrfoorganisms, such as e. coli |
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B: retention of metabolic acids |
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Pyelonephritis is: (more than one)
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B: characterized by fever, chills, and flank pain
C: characterized by pyuria, bacteriuria, and hemturia
D: more common in young women than in young men |
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Which renal condition usually has a history of recent infection with beta-hemolytic streptococci? |
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Which statement is NOT true concerning glomerulonephritis? |
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E: Approximately 90% of individuals develop chronic disease |
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Nephrotic syndrome is associated with ___________ to plasma__________. |
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D: increased glomerular permiability; proteins |
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Causes of acute renal failure include: |
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B: stones and strictures in kidneys or ureters
C: heart failure leading to poor renal perfusion
D: BOTH B AND C ARE CORRECT |
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Which describes a pt in acute renal failure? (more than one) |
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A: elevated serum creatinin
E: oliguria |
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Which is NOT a characteristic of chronic renal failure? |
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| D: all of the above are correct |
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| An individual has an elvated level of creatinin and urea because of complete calculi blockage of one ureter. This is referred to as: |
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| Nephrotoxins, such as antibiotics, may be responsible for: |
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| A: acute tubular necrosis |
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| Uremia, as seen in chronis renal failure, would include: |
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| D: all of the above are correct |
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| The earliest symtom of chronic renal failure is: |
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In chronic renal failure, tubulointerstitial disease leads to:
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| Which stratum of the epidermis contains dead keratinocytes? |
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| The dermis is composed of all of the following except: |
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| Which does NOT occur as the skin ages? |
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| Arteriovenous anastomoses in the dermis: |
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| D: facilitate the regulation of body temperature |
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The cause of atopic dermatitis is:
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| D: mast cell degranulation, T cells, and monocyte interaction |
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| The skin lesion of psoriasis is a(an) |
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| E: thick, scaly erythematous plaque |
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| A circular demarcated salmon pink scale within a plaque is characteristic of: |
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Acantholysis is observed in:
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The cause of impetigo in the adult is:
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| E: BOTH C AND D ARE CORRECT |
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| The usual manifestation of herpes simplex virus is a: |
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| C: cold sore or feverish blister |
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| Of the benign tumors of the skin, keratoacanthomas are characterized by: |
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| E: BOTH C AND D ARE CORRECT |
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| Which are more likely to undergo malignant transition? |
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| D: nevi and actinic keratosis |
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| The cause of Kaposi sarcoma likely is: |
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| Squamous cell sarcoma of the skin is manifested as: |
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| An untreated basal cell carcinoma: |
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| C: ulcerates and involves local tissues |
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| Which malignant skin lesions metastisize the earliest? |
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| In which type of burn does skin function continue? |
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| Hypovolumic shock in severly burned individuals is the result of: |
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| D: BOTH A AND B ARE CORRECT |
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| In individuals surviving burn shock, increase wound sepsis is caused by |
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| D: ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE CORRECT |
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| A: a fungal infection of the nail plate |
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