ATI LPN
Urinary System Multiple Choice Questions and Answers PDF Questions
Question 1 of 5
What glomerular filtration rate (GFR) would the nurse estimate for a 30-yr-old patient with a creatinine clearance result of 60 mL/min?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The creatinine clearance approximates the GFR. The other responses are not accurate.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who has an elevated uric acid level. Which of the following could cause this elevated uric acid level?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Kidney disease (B), leukemia (D), malnutrition (E), and thiazide diuretics (F) elevate uric acid, but B is a primary cause. GI bleeding (A) and steroids (C) are less direct, making B a significant contributor.
Question 3 of 5
A patient with glomerulonephritis asks How could I have gotten this? How should the nurse respond?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Glomerulonephritis can be caused by a variety of factors but is most commonly associated with streptococcus infection.
Question 4 of 5
The staff educator is giving a class for a group of nurses new to the renal unit. The educator is discussing renal biopsies. In what patient would the educator tell the new nurses that renal biopsies are contraindicated?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Morbid obesity (C) contraindicates renal biopsy due to access and bleeding risks. Glomerulonephritis (A), proteinuria (B), and rejection (D) are indications, making C the exception.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is reviewing the electronic health record of a patient with a history of incontinence. The nurse reads that the physician assessed the patients deep tendon reflexes. What condition of the urinary/renal system does this assessment address?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Deep tendon reflexes (B) test sacral neurologic function, linked to bladder control. Calculi (A), BPH (C), and UTIs (D) aren't neurologic, making B the condition assessed.