Diagnostic Assessment
Nursing Interventions
Pathophysiology
GN Potpurri
100
The serum creatinine level is elevated usually greater than 6mg/dL or more; what test is used to detect these levels?
What is glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
100
The nurse must stress the importance of this basic infection control measure.
What is hand washing
100
What is a risk factor for chronic renal failure?
What is smoking
100
This type of infection is the number one cause of glomerulonephritis (GN).
What is Bacterial?
200
Hydrogen ion retention, loss of bicarbonate, decrease in serum dioxide, rapid respiration, decreased PH, increase in Co2; are signs of what?
What is metabolic acidosis
200
A nurse must teach the patient to prevent complications like fluid overload. What type of restriction must the patient adhere to?
What is a fluid restriction
200
What are primary and secondary causes if glomerulonephritis
What is streptococcal infections & other diseases: lupus DM
200
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is also called this, due to the presence of crescent-shaped cells in the Bowman's capsule.
What is Crescentic Glomerulonephritis?
300
This test is important in the early stages of glomerulonephritis when protein or blood is first present in urine.
What is Kidney biopsy
300
Patients who suffer from chronic glomerulonephritis often have kidney failure resulting in the need for this procedure several times a week.
What is dialysis.
300
what is acute renal failure begins with underlying clinical condition leading to tubular necrosis?
What is leads to onset
300
Chornic Glomerulonephritis can take this long to develop.
What is 20 to 30 years?
400
The protein excretion rate for a pt with acute glomerulonephritis may be increased from 500 mg to 3g/24 hours. What test is collected for a total protein essay.
What is 24 hour urine test
400
Diuretics and what other class of drugs are used to treat glomerulonephritis?
What are antihypertensive drugs.
400
in poor glomerular function BUN and Creatinine level increases. True or false?
What is true
400
Chronic glomerulonephritis always leads to this.
What is End-stage Kidney disease?
500
Normal range for this test for an adult is 5-25 mg/dL, a patient with glomerulonephritis this test can be elevated often as high as 100 to 200 mg/dL
What is BUN
500
What type of therapy is important to stress the completion of?
What is antibiotic therapy
500
A cluster of microscopic blood vessels in the kidneys through which blood is filtered
What is glomeruli
500
Fluid retention is an indicator of possible glomerulonephritis. This daily activity can alert a patient to the possibility of having GN.
What is weighing themselves daily?
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