Exam 3: NSG3850 NSG 3850

Exam 3: NSG3850 / NSG 3850

(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Pathophysiology for Nurses II | Guide Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct – Galen

Question:

Excessive protein in the urine occurs with damage to the glomerular basement membrane and slit pore proteins that normally block protein filtration

Albumin in the urine and frothy

Answer:

Nephrotic syndrome (basement membrane)

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cause of nephrotic syndrome

Answer:

Glomerulopathy with urinary elimination of >3 - 3.5 grams of protein/day caused by glomerular leakiness due to increased permeability to the glomerular membrane

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Affects the podocytes

Answer:

nephritic syndrome

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What is common in nephrotic syndrome

Answer:

hyperlipidemia

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CM of nephrotic syndrome

Answer:

Hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia (r/t increased hepatocyte lipid synthesis), generalized edema, and propensity for thrombus formation

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What is the onset of nephritic disease

Answer:

abrupt

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Question:

How can recessive and dominant PKD be differentiated?

Answer:

With a liver biopsy

Recessive will also have cysts on the liver

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How does dominant PDK usually end?

Answer:

with ESKD

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Who is dominant PKD usually seen in?

Answer:

40-59 year olds

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sudden reduction of kidney function causing disruptions in fluid (anasarca), electrolyte (hyperkalemia), and acid-base balances (metabolic acidosis); retention of nitrogenous waste products (azotemia); increased serum creatinine level; and decreased glomerular filtration rate

Answer:

Acute Kidney Injury

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Injury occurs before the kidney itself Can be due to decrease in circulating volume or abnormalities of renal hemodynamics The RAAS system attempts to compensate If not treated can lead to intrarenal kidney injury

Answer:

Pre renal kidney injury

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result of tubular cell injury, attributable to ischemia or Exposure to nephrotoxic substances (medications, radiation)

Renal blood flow is reduced by 30% - 50%

Answer:

Intrarenal kidney injury

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