Deck 24: Genitourinary and Renal Disorders

Question 1

In the picture below, the arrow is pointing to the

A) renal vein.
B) aorta.
C) inferior vena cava.
D) renal artery.

Answer 1

renal vein.

Question 2

In the picture below, the arrow is pointing to the

A) inferior vena cava.
B) aorta.
C) renal artery.
D) renal vein.

Answer 2

renal artery.

Question 3

In this picture, the arrow is pointing to the

A) inferior vena cava.
B) renal artery.
C) renal vein.
D) descending aorta.

Answer 3

descending aorta.

Question 4

In the picture below, the arrow is pointing to the

A) aorta.
B) inferior vena cava.
C) renal vein.
D) renal artery.

Question 5

Which of the following is responsible for the production of urine in the body?

A) Urethra
B) Kidneys
C) Ureters
D) Bladder

Question 6

The _________ is/are responsible for the storage of urine in the body.

A) ureters
B) urethra
C) Kidneys
D) urinary bladder

Question 7

Which of the following is responsible for the transportation of urine within the body?

A) Kidneys
B) Urethra
C) Urinary bladder
D) Ureters

Question 8

The _________ allows urine to pass outside the body.

A) urinary bladder
B) Kidneys
C) urethra
D) ureters

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a function of the urinary system?

A) Excreting waste products and foreign chemicals.
B) Assisting in regulating arterial blood pressure.
C) Producing a hormone that aids in the formation of white blood cells.
D) Maintaining a balance of salts and other substances in the blood.

Question 10

Painful or burning urination is called

A) urethritis.
B) dysuria.
C) colic.
D) hematuria.

Question 11

Which of the following is a catheter that consists of a condom or condom-like device with a tube attached to the distal end that is connected to a drainage bag?

A) Texas catheter
B) Straight catheter
C) Indwelling catheter
D) Foley catheter

Question 12

Which of the following catheters would you use that has no balloon to inflate and no drainage bag for a patient who is temporarily unable to urinate?

A) Condom catheter
B) Indwelling catheter
C) Straight catheter
D) Foley catheter

Question 13

Your female patient is running a fever, has lower abdominal pain, dysuria and hematuria. You should suspect that she has

A) pyelonephritis.
B) kidney stones.
C) a urinary tract infection.
D) renal failure.

Question 14

Which of the following catheters is inserted through a patient's urethra and into the bladder, has a small balloon that is inflated with sterile water, and uses a drainage bag that is usually taped to the patient's thigh?

A) Texas catheter
B) Condom catheter
C) Straight catheter
D) Foley catheter

Question 15

An infection of the kidney that is often the result of a bacterial bladder infection and a backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureters or kidney is called

A) a kidney stone
B) nephrolithiasis
C) pyelonephritis
D) a urinary tract infection

Question 16

Which of the following is a condition in which the kidneys are unable to remove wastes adequately, concentrate urine, and conserve electrolytes to meet the demands of the body?

A) Urinary tract infection
B) Renal failure
C) Pyelonephritis
D) Kidney stones

Question 17

Which of the following would be used for a patient requiring short-term Hemodialysis treatment (typically six months or less)?

A) Peritoneal catheter
B) Arteriovenous shunt
C) Arteriovenous graft
D) Arteriovenous fistula

Question 18

Hemodialysis is usually performed two or three times a week and lasts for how many hours?

A) 3 to 4
B) 4 to 5
C) 2 to 3
D) 1 to 2

Question 19

x Your patient is reporting decreased urination, rusty color to her urine, peripheral edema, and flank pain that has been going on for over a year. She is suffering from what stage of renal disease?

A) Acute
B) End-stage
C) Chronic
D) Mild

Question 20

Your patient is reporting reduced urination, lower extremity swelling, abdominal pain, loss of appetite and a metallic taste in his mouth. B/P: 180/95. He says these symptoms started within the last few days. He is suffering from what stage of renal disease?

A) End-stage
B) Mild
C) Acute
D) Chronic

Question 21

Your 65 year old diabetic patient needs hemodialysis. Which treatment is likely to be used?

A) Arteriovenous graft
B) Areteriovenous shunt
C) Arteriovenous fistula
D) Catheter

Question 22

Which of the following types of dialysis involves a catheter, but does not require a machine and is performed by the patient?

A) CAPD
B) Hemodialysis
C) IPD
D) CCPD

Question 23

You patient complains of flank pain and blood in his urine. He is rocking back and forth saying that he cannot find a comfortable position. You suspect

A) renal failure.
B) pyelonephritis.
C) urinary tract infection.
D) kidney stones.

Question 24

Muscle cramps, nausea and vomiting, hypotension, dehydration, blood loss, and sepsis are possible complications of

A) hemodialysis.
B) kidney stones.
C) renal failure.
D) peritoneal dialysis.

Question 25

The contracting of the ureter walls during the passage of a kidney stone is called

A) urethritis
B) dysuria
C) colic
D) hematuria