Chapter 28: Care of the Adult with a Urinary/Renal Condition
1. During a 24-hour period, the kidneys are capable of filtering approximately ______.
- 1800 litres of blood
- 2800 litres of blood
- 3800 litres of blood
- 4800 litres of blood
2. Each kidney contains ______.
- 1–7 pyramids
- 8–18 pyramids
- 20–29 pyramids
- 30–39 pyramids
3. Each kidney contains ______.
- 500,000 nephrons
- 750,000 nephrons
- 1,000,000 nephrons
- 1,500,000 nephrons
4. Urine is characterised by the ______.
- physical appearance
- chemical composition
- microscopic examination
- all of these
5. Patients undergoing dialysis, awaiting renal transplantation or are known to require dialysis require blood tests for ______.
- Hep B
- Hep C
- HIV
- all of these
6. Most UTIs are caused by bacteria; the commonest causative organism being______.
- E. coli
- Staphylococcus
- Streptococcus
- Helicobacter pylori
7. Risk factors that can include the likelihood of renal tumours include ______.
- smoking
- hypertension
- family history
- all of these
8. Chronic kidney disease is the irreversible impairment of kidney function, measured by a slow decline in glomerular filtration rate. It currently affects ______.
- 1 million UK residents
- 3 million UK residents
- 5 million UK residents
- 7 million UK residents
9. Acute kidney injury (AKI) consists of how many stages?
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
10. Renal reflux (vesicoureteric reflux) (VUR) is a common condition and is commonly diagnosed in babies and young children following a urinary tract infection. It is graded on a severity scale of ______.
- 1–3
- 1–4
- 1–5
- 1–6