Urinary Tract Infections and Pyelonephritis

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Which microorganism is the most common in urinary tract infections?

Escherichia coli (correct)

Pseudomonas

Streptococcus

Staphylococcus

What is the hallmark of acute kidney injury?

Hypercalcemia

Azotemia (correct)

Hypophosphatemia

Hypokalemia

Which condition is the second leading cause of renal failure after diabetes mellitus and hypertension?

Glomerulonephritis (correct)

Pyelonephritis

Polycystic kidney disease

Interstitial nephritis

What is the best overall measure of kidney function?

GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common cause of postrenal kidney injury?

Prostatic hyperplasia Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following manifestations is NOT associated with low calcium levels?

Respiratory effects Signup and view all the answers

What is the main regulator of sodium and water balance in the body?

Baroreceptors Signup and view all the answers

In which condition does low albumin in the bloodstream lead to edema?

Hypoalbuminemia Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone acts as a regulator of water intake in the body?

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) Signup and view all the answers

What is the major mineral content of bone along with phosphorus?

Calcium Signup and view all the answers

Which condition results from a deficit of water in relation to sodium stores?

Hypernatremia Signup and view all the answers

What is the major regulator of calcium and phosphorus in the body?

Parathyroid hormone Signup and view all the answers

Which electrolyte imbalance leads to muscle cramps, weakness, and fatigue?

Hypokalemia Signup and view all the answers

'Chvostek’s sign' and 'Trousseau’s sign' are associated with which electrolyte imbalance?

Hypocalcemia Signup and view all the answers

Which substance facilitates the absorption of calcium from the GI tract into the bloodstream?

Vitamin D Signup and view all the answers

What causes cellular dehydration in hypernatremia?

Deficit of water in relation to sodium stores Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common indicator of acute kidney injury?

Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) Signup and view all the answers

What is the specific gravity range for urine considered normal?

1.010 - 1.025 Signup and view all the answers

Which category of renal dysfunction involves disorders that interfere with the elimination of urine from the kidney?

Postrenal dysfunction Signup and view all the answers

What test measures the waste product of muscle metabolism and acts as a measure of kidney filtration?

Serum creatinine Signup and view all the answers

Which condition directly decreases renal perfusion and can lead to prerenal dysfunction?

Shock states Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic clinical manifestation of acute tubular necrosis (ATN) in intrarenal dysfunction?

Rhabdomyolysis Signup and view all the answers

In chronic kidney disease (CKD), what defines kidney failure?

GFR < 15 mL/min with uremia symptoms or need for renal replacement therapy Signup and view all the answers

'Anatomic changes in urinary tract structures' is listed as a potential etiology for which condition?

Renal calculi Signup and view all the answers

'Fluid volume overload' is a clinical manifestation associated with which condition?

'Chronic kidney disease' Signup and view all the answers

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Which microorganism is the most common in urinary tract infections?

What is the hallmark of acute kidney injury?

Which condition is the second leading cause of renal failure after diabetes mellitus and hypertension?

What is the best overall measure of kidney function?

What is the most common cause of postrenal kidney injury?

Which of the following manifestations is NOT associated with low calcium levels?

What is the main regulator of sodium and water balance in the body?

In which condition does low albumin in the bloodstream lead to edema?

Which hormone acts as a regulator of water intake in the body?

What is the major mineral content of bone along with phosphorus?

Which condition results from a deficit of water in relation to sodium stores?

What is the major regulator of calcium and phosphorus in the body?

Which electrolyte imbalance leads to muscle cramps, weakness, and fatigue?

'Chvostek’s sign' and 'Trousseau’s sign' are associated with which electrolyte imbalance?

Which substance facilitates the absorption of calcium from the GI tract into the bloodstream?

What causes cellular dehydration in hypernatremia?

Which of the following is a common indicator of acute kidney injury?

What is the specific gravity range for urine considered normal?

Which category of renal dysfunction involves disorders that interfere with the elimination of urine from the kidney?

What test measures the waste product of muscle metabolism and acts as a measure of kidney filtration?

Which condition directly decreases renal perfusion and can lead to prerenal dysfunction?

What is a characteristic clinical manifestation of acute tubular necrosis (ATN) in intrarenal dysfunction?

In chronic kidney disease (CKD), what defines kidney failure?

'Anatomic changes in urinary tract structures' is listed as a potential etiology for which condition?

'Fluid volume overload' is a clinical manifestation associated with which condition?

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Questions and Answers

Which microorganism is the most common in urinary tract infections?

What is the hallmark of acute kidney injury?

Which condition is the second leading cause of renal failure after diabetes mellitus and hypertension?

What is the best overall measure of kidney function?

What is the most common cause of postrenal kidney injury?

Which of the following manifestations is NOT associated with low calcium levels?

What is the main regulator of sodium and water balance in the body?

In which condition does low albumin in the bloodstream lead to edema?

Which hormone acts as a regulator of water intake in the body?

What is the major mineral content of bone along with phosphorus?

Which condition results from a deficit of water in relation to sodium stores?

What is the major regulator of calcium and phosphorus in the body?

Which electrolyte imbalance leads to muscle cramps, weakness, and fatigue?

'Chvostek’s sign' and 'Trousseau’s sign' are associated with which electrolyte imbalance?

Which substance facilitates the absorption of calcium from the GI tract into the bloodstream?

What causes cellular dehydration in hypernatremia?

Which of the following is a common indicator of acute kidney injury?

What is the specific gravity range for urine considered normal?

Which category of renal dysfunction involves disorders that interfere with the elimination of urine from the kidney?

What test measures the waste product of muscle metabolism and acts as a measure of kidney filtration?

Which condition directly decreases renal perfusion and can lead to prerenal dysfunction?

What is a characteristic clinical manifestation of acute tubular necrosis (ATN) in intrarenal dysfunction?

In chronic kidney disease (CKD), what defines kidney failure?

'Anatomic changes in urinary tract structures' is listed as a potential etiology for which condition?

'Fluid volume overload' is a clinical manifestation associated with which condition?

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