ATI LPN
Urinary and Renal System Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What glomerular filtration rate (GFR) would the nurse estimate for a 30-year-old patient with a creatinine clearance result of 60 mL/min?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Creatinine clearance directly approximates GFR, so 60 mL/min is correct.
Question 2 of 5
Calyx is characterized by:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Calyx is a cuplike structure collecting urine in the renal pelvis.
Question 3 of 5
Four sections of the vasculature of the kidney tubule are listed below. Which one lists them in correct order of blood flow from left to right?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Blood flows from afferent arteriole to glomerulus, then efferent arteriole.
Question 4 of 5
What is the resulting effect of renin being released by the kidney?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Renin triggers angiotensin II formation, affecting blood pressure.
Question 5 of 5
The kidneys produce all of the following except one. Which one?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: ADH is from hypothalamus, not kidneys.