Exam 18: Urinary System Disorders

The reabsorption of water and electrolytes by the kidneys is directly controlled by: 1) atrial natriuretic hormone. 2) antidiuretic hormone. 3) angiotensin. 4) the levels of bicarbonate ion.

Which of the following increases glomerular filtration rate?

Which substance directly controls the reabsorption of water from the collecting ducts?

Autoregulation in the kidneys refers to:

Cystitis is more common in females because:

When acidosis becomes decompensated in renal failure, a key indicator is:

Urinary casts are present with acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis because:

Excess urea and other nitrogen wastes in the blood is referred to as:

When comparing normal kidney function with dialysis, which of the following mechanisms is not possible in dialysis?

With severe kidney disease, either hypokalemia or hyperkalemia may occur and cause:

When a respiratory infection with high fever is present in the body, how would the kidney tubules maintain normal pH of body fluids?

Common causes of urolithiasis include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidney?

Involuntary urination by a child after age 4 or 5, when bladder control is expected, is referred to as:

Which of the following should be present in the filtrate in the proximal convoluted tubule?

Which of the following would likely cause chronic renal failure?

Which of the following causes acute renal failure?

Which of the following congenital defects is a common cause of cystitis in young children?

What would be the long-term effects of chronic infection or inflammation of the kidneys?

Renal disease frequently causes hypertension because: