Disease Conditions Ch 11 Test

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Dialysis filters out unwanted elements from the blood, usually removed by healthy kidneys; thus

the body's proper fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance is maintained

Proper function of the urinary system is frequently evaluated by

urinalysis and blood tests.

The cause(s) of cystitis and urethritis is (are)

an ascending bacterial invasion of the urinary tract.

Hydronephrosis is caused by decreased blood flow to the kidney

False

Lithotripsy is a procedure used to examine the urinary tract.

False

Symptoms of renal calculi are the same regardless of the size of the stone.

False

Urinary urgency, frequency, and possible incontinence are symptoms of chronic renal failure.

False

Which of the following statements is true about renal cell carcinoma?

Risk factors may include smoking, obesity, and prolonged exposure to chemicals such as asbestos and cadmium.

Acute renal failure is a clinical emergency.

True

Catheterization may be indicated before or after surgery (or both before and after), to relieve urinary retention, to obtain a sterile urine specimen, to irrigate the bladder, or to treat urinary incontinence.

True

Chronic glomerulonephritis is a slowly progressive, noninfectious disease that can lead to renal failure.

True

Polycystic disease is inherited.

True

Pyelonephritis is the most common type of kidney disease.

True

The most common symptom of a bladder tumor is gross, intermittent, painless hematuria.

True

The symptoms and signs of acute glomerulonephritis may include

all of the aboe.

Some nephrotoxic agents known to cause renal damage include

all of the above.

The urinary sytem is responsible for

all of the above.

The cause of neurogenic bladder, a bladder control dysfunction, is

damage to the brain, spinal cord, or nerves supplying the lower urinary tract.

Glomerulosclerosis describes renal changes which are due to a systemic endocrine disease and which are typical of

diabetic nephropathy.

Polycystic kidney disease

greatly enlarges the kidneys and leads to kidney failure.

Acute glomerulonephritis usually follows

infection by Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus.

The disease that encompasses a group of symptoms referred to as the protein-losing kidney is

nephrotic syndrome.

The condition of the kidney caused by pressure from urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in the urinary tract is called

none of the above.

The condition of renal calculi might include

relief of pain, lithotripsy, surgical intervention, increased fluid intake, and diuretics.

Weakening of pelvic floor muscles and the urethral structure as a result of trauma, childbirth, hormonal changes of aging, obesity, or certain medications may precipitate

stress incontinence (enuresis).


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