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ATI RN · ATI Medical Surgical · Disorders of the Genitourinary System

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Question 1 of 5

Dialysis is used to treat patients with:

A. Acute glomerulonephritis.
B. Renal failure.
C. Nephrolithiasis.
D. Pyelonephritis.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Renal failure.

Question 2 of 5

Your patient does not seem to be responding to conservative treatment for acute renal failure, and dialysis is being considered. You understand that the main indication for dialysis is

A. generalized edema
B. elevated blood pressure
C. elevated blood calcium
D. a high and rising level of potassium

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: a high and rising level of potassium

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following would be examples of foods selected to lower the pH of urine?

A. Milk
B. Tea
C. Apples
D. Meat

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Apples

Question 4 of 5

Due to its potential for severe hepatotoxicity, Nevirapine should NOT be initiated in:

A. Women with CD4 cell counts >150 cells/mm3 or in men with CD4 cell count >400 cells/mm3
B. Women with CD4 cell counts >250 cells/mm3 or in men with CD4 cell count >400 cells/mm3
C. Women with CD4 cell counts >250 cells/mm3 or in men with CD4 cell count >500 cells/mm3
D. Women with CD4 cell counts >250 cells/mm3 or in men with CD4 cell count >450 cells/mm3

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Women with CD4 cell counts >250 cells/mm3 or in men with CD4 cell count >400 cells/mm3

Question 5 of 5

During a vaginal examination of a 38-year-old woman, the nurse notices that the vulva and vagina are erythematous and edematous with thick, white, curdlike discharge adhering to the vaginal walls. The woman reports intense pruritus and thick white discharge from her vagina. The nurse knows that these history and physical examination findings are most consistent with which condition?

A. Candidiasis
B. Trichomoniasis
C. Atrophic vaginitis
D. Bacterial vaginosis

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Candidiasis

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