Stop, colLABorate and listen
What are calcium levels
Teach this to your patient taking phenazopyridine hydrochloride (Pyridium) for dysuria
What is it will turn your urine orange/red in color.
Which best describes the role of aldosterone?
decrease renal absorption of NA and increases blood volume
is excreted with high potassium levels to increase blood volume
increases the renal reabsorption of NA and increases blood volume
results in release of renin to increase NA reabsorption
What is increases the renal reabsorption of sodium and increases blood volume
Difference between insulin with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
what is type 1 requires insulin for management
Which pt is at greatest risk to develop ARF?
80 year old with CT contrast
50 year old with UO 300ml in 4 h
70 year old who takes 81mg ASA daily
60 year old who follows strict vegetarian diet
80 year old with CT contrast
Measures the average blood sugar over an extended period of time
What is Hemoglobin A1C
The purpose of sodium polystyrene (kayexalate) for acute renal failure?
What is to decrease potassium levels
The patient has a deficiency of all of the following pituitary hormones. Which should be addressed first?
GH, FSH, LH, TSH
What is TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
Your patient with type 2 diabetes has asked about risk factors that are modifiable. What are some modifiable risk factors?
dietary intake, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, lack of exercise, being over weight
Typical symptom of nephrotic syndrome?
periorbital edema
(also foamy urine, swelling of feet/ankles, wt gain)
What is serum creatinine
A patient takes prescription steroids and stops abruptly. They are at risk for what disease?
What is Addison's disease
This hormone is responsible for regulating metabolic rate
what is triiodothyronine (T3)
A patient with diabetes has had many renal calculi over the past 20 years and now has chronic kidney disease (CKD). Which substances must be reduced in this patient's diet?
Carbs, fats, protein, vit C
Protein
Possible cause of acute glomerulonephritis.
recent history of strep throat infection
A pt with chronic renal failure takes a phosphate binder daily. Which serum lab result will this increase?
What are serum Calcium levels
The nurse is administering enalapril to a patient with hypertension. Which medication classification is this?
What are ACE (Angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors
A child is diagnosed with growth hormone disorder. What is a potential cause?
hyperfunction of anterior pituitary, hypofunction anterior pituitary, hyperfunction of posterior pituitary, hypofunction posterior pituitary
what is the hypofunction of the anterior pituitary
Pt has type 1 diabetes. They received regular insulin at 0730. When is the patient most likely to develop a hypoglycemic reaction?
0800, 1000, 1300, 1930
What is 1000
What clinical finding is seen in pts with polycystic kidney disease rather than an infectious process?
enlarged or protruding abdomen
The patient who is taking steroids daily for severe asthma now has an elevated blood glucose level. He asks the nurse if he is now considered diabetic. What is the nurse's best response?
No! The blood glucose level is elevated because steroids increase the synthesis of glucose."
Which medication would you plan on administering to your patient with nephrotic syndrome?
cipro, amoxicillin, pyridium, prednisone
What is prednisone
Hormones released from the anterior pituitary
What are TSH, ACTH (adrenocorticotropic), FSH, LH, GH, Prolactin, ADH, oxytocin
Type 2 diabetic has sensory neuropathy of the feet and legs and PVD evidenced by decreased peripheral pulses and dependent rubor. Which is ok?
soak feet in hot water daily
flat-soled, well fitting leather shoes to prevent injury
heating pads should be set at a high temperature
OTC callus remover may be used to remove callus and prevent pressure
flat-soled, well fitting leather shoes to prevent injury
Which type of bedwetting is common in hospitalized children who were previously potty trained?
What is secondary enuresis