Question 1
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The functional kidney is associated with which embryonic organ?
Answer
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Metanephros
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Mesonephros
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Pronephros
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Endonephros
Question 2
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When does urine formation and excretion begin?
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At birth
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By 3 months’ gestation
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By 6 months’ gestation
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By 8 months’ gestation
Question 3
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Compared with an adult, an infant has a greater content of extracellular fluid, as well as a
greater rate of fluid exchange. What effect does this have on the fluid balance of a child
compared with that of an adult?
Answer
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Edema development is less of a problem.
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Overhydration is not difficult to manage.
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Daily fluid requirements are greater.
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The control of dehydration is more difficult.
Question 4
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What term is used to identify the condition that exists when the urethral meatus is located on
the undersurface of the penis?
Answer
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Hypospadias
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Epispadias
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Hyperspadias
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Chordee
Question 5
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What initiates inflammation in acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis?
Question 6
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Acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) may be accompanied by a positive throat or skin culture for
which bacteria?
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Streptococcus
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Haemophilus
Question 7
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A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored
urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by the
professional is best?
Question 8
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In immunoglobulin G (IgG) nephropathies such as glomerulonephritis, IgG is deposited in
which location?
Question 9
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What is the pathophysiologic process responsible for the autoimmune disorder of
hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS)?
Answer
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Immunoglobulin A (IgA) coats erythrocytes that are destroyed by the spleen, and remnants are excreted through the kidneys.
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Verotoxin from Escherichia coli is absorbed from the intestines and damages
erythrocytes and endothelial cells.
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Endotoxins from E. coli block the erythropoietin produced by the kidneys, which reduces the number of erythrocytes produced by the bone marrow.
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Failure of the nephron to filter urea increases the blood urea nitrogen, which binds to erythrocytes that are subsequently destroyed by the spleen.
Question 10
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What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?
Answer
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Periorbital edema
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Scrotal or labial edema
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Frothy urine
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Ascites
Question 11
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Bacteria gain access to the female urinary tract by which means?
Answer
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Systemic blood that is filtered through the kidney
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Bacteria traveling from the lymph adjacent to the bladder and kidneys
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Bacteria ascending the urethra into the bladder
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Colonization of the bladder when urine is static
Question 12
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What causes vesicoureteral reflux to occur in children?
Answer
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Children do not ask for help in urinating in a timely manner, and urine is forced up into the ureters.
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The submucosal segment of a child’s ureter is short, making the antireflux
mechanism inefficient.
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The trigone lying between the opening to the ureters and the urethra is
underdeveloped in children.
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As the bladder fills in infants and children, it pulls the smooth lining of the
transitional epithelium away from the ureters, making the reflux valves ineffective.
Question 13
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What is the mechanism for developing Wilms tumor?
Answer
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It involves tumor-suppressor genes located on chromosome 11.
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Development involves an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern.
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Wilms tumor is an autoimmune disorder
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The development of a Wilms tumor is a congenital anomaly.
Question 14
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Which anomaly is often associated with Wilms tumor?
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Renal anaplasia
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Aniridia
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Anemia
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Hypothyroidism
Question 15
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A healthcare professional has taught a parent group about the causes of enuresis. What
statement by a parent indicates the professional needs to give more information?
Answer
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A maturational lag may cause enuresis
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Enuresis may be related to increased light sleep.
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Obstructive sleep apnea may be a symptom of enuresis.
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Elevated nocturnal levels of vasopressin may cause enuresis.
Question 16
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When does an individual have their full complement of renal nephrons?