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Glomerulonephritis MCQs with Answers

Child Health (Paediatrics) › Paediatric Renal & Genitourinary · 41 questions on this topic in NurseRank, 5 free to practise now.

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Q1. Which diet is advised for a child with acute glomerulonephritis?

  1. Unrestricted normal diet
  2. Low-sodium, low-protein
  3. High-potassium, high-protein
  4. High-sodium, high-protein
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Answer: B. Low-sodium, low-protein

Acute glomerulonephritis – treatment – antibiotics for 10 days (finish full course), diuretics, antihypertensives, low-sodium low-protein diet, fluid restriction; dialysis if kidneys fail., p.281.)

Q2. Urine microscopy in a child with acute glomerulonephritis typically shows:

  1. Crystals only
  2. Red cells and granular casts
  3. Pus cells and bacteria
  4. Oval fat bodies only
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Answer: B. Red cells and granular casts

Acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) – classic sign – sudden smoky, cola-coloured (dirty-brown) urine with puffiness of the face; urine shows red cells, granular casts and mild albuminuria, ASO titre and ESR raised.

Q3. A child has acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Which findings are expected?

  1. Massive proteinuria without blood
  2. Tea-colored urine, hypertension and periorbital edema
  3. Polyuria
  4. Hypotension
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Answer: B. Tea-colored urine, hypertension and periorbital edema

APSGN causes hematuria, hypertension and edema after strep infection.

Q4. What would you do if you got an order to give Kayexalate to a child who has glomerulonephritis?

  1. Assess the child’s potassium level before administering the medication.
  2. Administer the medication as order.
  3. Administer the medication only if the child’s potassium level is low; otherwise there is a risk of cardiac arrest.
  4. Question the order because the child’s kidneys are not functionally normally.
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Answer: A. Assess the child’s potassium level before administering the medication.

Kayexalate removes potassium, so the nurse checks the serum potassium level before giving it to confirm hyperkalemia and avoid causing hypokalemia.

Q5. When planning nursing care for a 5-year-old child with acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN), what should the nurse emphasize that the child and family maintain?

  1. Isolation from children with infections
  2. A bland diet high in protein
  3. Bed rest for at least four weeks
  4. A daily intramuscular dose of penicillin
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Answer: A. Isolation from children with infections

During the acute stage, anorexia and general malaise lower the child's resistance to infection. 1 A bland diet is not necessary, but high-protein and high-sodium foods should be avoided. 2 Bed rest is not a necessary restriction. It is encouraged when the child is easily fatigued. 4 Antibiotics are not necessary for all children with acute glomerulonephritis, only those with persistent streptococcal infections. The intramuscular route is not used.

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