dbchapter 7: URINARY TRACT review questions

chronic use of hemodialysis can result in

acquired renal cystic disease

chronic use of hemodialysis can result in:

acquired renal cystic disease

Which of the following is the most common cause of ARF?

acute tubular necrosis

What is the most common clinical finding of a simple renal cyst?

asymptomatic

Which of the following best describes the sonographic appearance of a kidney affected by ARPKD?

bilateral enlarged, echogenic kidneys

The most common cause of fungal urinary tract infections is:

candida albicans

Enlargement of the unaffected contralateral kidney with unilateral renal agenesis or compromised renal function is referred to as:

compensatory hypertrophy

All of the following are clinical findings of ARF except:

decreased BUN and creatinine

Which of the following is the most common cause of CRF?

diabetes mellitus

A bulge on the lateral border of the kidney is referred to as:

dromedary hump

the most common congenital anomaly of the urinary tract is:

duplicated collecting system

Renal cysts that project out away from the kidney are termed:

exophytic

Which of the following renal findings would most likely present with a clinical finding of hematuria?

hemorrhagic renal cyst

Clinical findings of glomerulonephritis include all of the following except:

hypercalcemia

Which of the following would not be a typical clinical feature of renal transplant failure?

hypotension

The vessel located anterior to the abdominal aorta and posterior to the SMA is the:

left renal vein

What is the functional unit of the kidney

nephron

What is the most common location of an ectopic kidney?

pelvis

The presence of purulent material within the renal collecting system is termed:

pyonephrosis

The protective capsule of the kidney is referred to as:

renal capsule

The kidneys are:

retroperitoneal organs

Sonographically, compared to the normal kidneys, those affected by CRF will appear:

smaller in size and more echogenic

All of the following are characteristics of a complex cysts except:

smooth walls

A stone that completely fills the renal pelvis is referred to as:

staghorn calculus

The systemic disordered associated with epilepsy that leads to the development of solid tumors in various organs, including angiomyolipomas of the kidneys, is:

tuberous sclerosis

Which of the following is not considered an extrinsic cause of hydronephrosis?

ureteral stricture

What is the most common location for a urolithiasis to become lodged?

ureterovesicular junction

Which of the following is not considered an intrinsic cause of hydronephrosis?

urethritis

The inherited disorder associated with the development of tumors of the central nervous system and orbits, renal cysts, and adrenal tumors is:

von Hippel-Lindau syndrome

Clinical findings of nephrocalcinosis include all of the following except:

weight loss

which of the following renal conditions is associated with the development of cysts within the pancreas and liver?

APKD

Infantile polycystic kidney disease may also be referred to as:

ARPKD

Which of the following renal conditions is associated with the development of cysts within the pancreas and liver?

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease