Urinary Knowledge
Less than 400 ml/day output.
What is oliguria?
This hormone plays an inmportant role in water reabsortption.
What is ADH?
The most reliable indicator when assessing kidney function.
What is creatinine?
(Muscle breakdown product; 0.5-1.5)
The presence of a fever during an assessment would indicate this more than a UTI.
What is pyelonephritis?
The most common type of kidney stones.
What is calcium?
The functional unit of the kidney.
What is the nephron?
This system is activated in response to decreased perfusion or low blood volume.
What is RAAS? (Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system)
A decrease in this leads to an accumulation of waste products and contribute to drug toxicity.
What is GFR?
(90-120; decreases with age, used to stage CKD)
Education re: this expected effect is neccessary for pyridium.
What is discoloration of urine? (Urine turning orange)
Nursing interventions for a patient experiencing recurrent stone might include this. (List one)
When this muscle contracts, urination happens.
What is the detrusor muscle?
Pain and burning with urination.
What is dysuria?
(Think UTI, pyelonephritis, STI, cystitis, vaginitis)
This lab must be stored on ice and the results can be used to determine drug dosing.
What is a 24 hour urine?
This inflammatory condition will cause a large amount of blood to be seen in the urine.
What is acute glomerulonephritis/nephritic syndrome?
If this type of scan reveals >300mls, overflow incontinence might be the culprit.
What is a bladder scan/ post residual void?
This byproduct of the liver is excreted into the tubule for excretion as a waste product.
What is urea?
The stage of CKD when symptoms usually begin to be present.
What is stage 3?
Low albumin can affect the drug absorption which may lead to this.
What is drug toxicity?
Anasarca (wide spread edema) is a side effect of this non-inflammatory condition.
What is nephrotic syndrome?
Medications used in the management of CKD may include these types of drugs. (List 1)
What are loop diuretics, EPO drugs, Na HCO3, electrolyte replacement?
This hormone plays an important role in Na and water reabsorption and K excretion.
What is aldosterone?
The four stages of acute Kidney injury (AKI).
What are initial, oliguric, diuresis, and recovery?
The lab work of a patient with ESRD might show these results. (list 3)
What is anemia, proteinuria, RBCs and WBCs in urine, increased BUN and increased CR, decreased GFR?
Medications that may be used for incontinence managemtn may include these. (List 1)
What are anticholinergics, antimuscarinics, or beta-adrenergic agonists?
This adverse effect can occur in CKD or ESRD due to the decreased secretion of Vitamin D from the kidney.
What is renal osteodystrophy? hypocalcemia causes PTH release causes bone breakdown= decreased bone mineral density)