Renal/Urinary
This is the most common causative organism of cystitis.
What is Escherichia coli, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, and Serratia species?
What is through coughing and close contact?
This is used when an indwelling catheter is needed for continuous bladder drainage.
What is a double lumen catheter?
This will aid in the mobilization of respiratory secretions.
What is ambulation?
What is the recommended daily fluid intake for someone not on a fluid restriction?
What is half of body weight in ounces per day? Example: 180 pounds / 2 = 90 ounces per day. = (90 ounces = 2700 mL per day.)
This can lead to septic shock if not treated aggressively.
What is urosepsis?
What are signs and symptoms of pneumonia?
What is chest pain, coughing, and difficulty breathing?
This is the technique necessary for insertion and care of catheter.
What is strict aseptic technique?
This promotes adequate urine output.
What is adequate fluid intake?
These are some diet recommendations to help recovery from pneumonia.
What is high-protein, probiotics, green leafy veg, whole grains, fruit, turmeric, ginger, & honey?
An inflammation of the renal pelvis and the parenchyma, commonly caused by bacterial invasion.
What is pyelonephritis?
True or False - It can take weeks to fully recover from bacterial pneumonia?
What is True?
Adequate hourly urine output.
What is 30 mL per hour?
The use of this will tool aid in mobilization of respiratory secretions via lung expansion.
What is an incentive spirometer?
These are examples of probiotic foods.
Encourage fluid intake of up to 2000-3000 mL/day unless contraindicated. Avoid administering medications that cause urinary retention, such as anticholinergics, antihistamines, decongestants, and antidepressants.
What are interventions for BPH?
How many people die of pneumonia each year in the US?
What is 43,881?
The flow of urine in reverse.
What is vesicoureteral reflux?
These will help improve resident's mobility and performance in ADLs.
What are OT and PT?
What are spicy foods, acidic fruit, coffee, alcohol, caffeine? Why? They irritate the bladder.
This is a sign of a UTI in older adults; frequency and urgency may not be specific symptoms of UTI because of urinary elimination changes that occur with aging.
What is altered mental status?
These are risk factors for pneumonia.
What is cystic fibrosis, COPD, asthma, hx of smoking, neuromuscular disease, cardiovascular disease, immunosuppressed?
Urinary bladder retention, Neurogenic bladder, Multiple sclerosis, Spinal cord injury, Interstitial cystitis, Enlarged prostate (BPH), Bladder cancer, Surgery.
What types of medications would you expect a patient to take with diagnosis of BPH?
What is Tamsulosin, finasteride, Flomax, doxaZOSIN, Cardura XL?
How do blueberries and cranberries help prevent UTIs?
They create a more acidic environment in the bladder which makes it more difficult for bacteria to attach to the bladder wall.