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Which medication taken at home by a 47-year-old patient with decreased renal function will be of most concern to the nurse?

A. ibuprofen (Motrin) B. warfarin (Coumadin) C. folic acid (vitamin B9) D. penicillin (Bicillin LA)

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Ibuprofen, an NSAID, is nephrotoxic and risky with impaired renal function.

Question 2 of 5

Renal is characterized by:

A. Stone formation in the kidney. B. The inner region of the kidney. C. Microscopic functional units. D. A cuplike urine collection cavity.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Renal relates to kidney structures, often linked to calculi or stones.

Question 3 of 5

What is the kidney tubule's response to a rise in blood pH?

A. Bicarbonate ions are created from carbonic acid and absorbed into the blood. B. Hydronium ions are secreted into the filtrate, where they are buffered by bicarbonate ions in the filtrate. C. Bicarbonate ions are secreted into the filtrate, while hydronium ions are absorbed from the filtrate into the blood. D. Hydronium ions are secreted into the filtrate, while bicarbonate ions are absorbed from the filtrate into the blood.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Excess bicarbonate is secreted to correct alkaline blood pH.

Question 4 of 5

Which statement about kidney anatomy is correct?

A. The cortex is superficial to the medulla and contains all of the glomeruli. B. The cortex is deep to the medulla and contains the collecting tubules. C. The pyramids are in the cortex and contain the collecting tubules. D. The pyramids are in the medulla and contain all of the glomeruli.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Cortex is superficial and houses all glomeruli.

Question 5 of 5

To what does the 'juxtaglomerular apparatus' refer?

A. to those nephrons whose loop of Henle penetrate deep into the medulla B. to the lamina densa and podocytes that form filtration slits around the capillaries of the glomerulus C. to the capillaries that surround the loop of Henle of juxtamedullary nephrons D. to certain cells of the distal convoluted tubule where it touches the afferent arteriole.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Juxtaglomerular apparatus includes macula densa and granular cells.

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