Renal
Measures the nitrogen that results from protein metabolism.
What is BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen).
Normal: 10-20 m/dl
pH >7.45; HCO3 >28 mEq/L
What is metabolic alkalosis.
Ecchymosis, bleeding, and petechia are all signs of this
What is low platelets or thrombocytopenia?
An injury to a ligament
What is a sprain?
A condition of much thirst.
This is the actual working unit of the kidney and where the urine is actually formed.
What is the nephron (about 1 million per kidney).
A tumor with a slow rate of growth and cells that resemble the original tissue
What is benign?
What is phagocytosis?
What is a cellular process for ingesting and eliminating particles?
6 P's of Compartment Syndrome
What are pain, poikilotherima (feels cool), paresthesia (numbness), paralysis, pulselessness and pallor (pale skin)?
2 medical conditions that impair circulation and increase risk to hypothermia.
What is diabetes, cardiovascular disease, age?
Caused by sepsis, major surgery, hypovolemia, decreased cardiac output, and nephrotoxic agents.
What is acute kidney injury?
Soft deposits of plaque within the artery
What is atherosclerosis?
What is another word for platelet?
What is thrombocyte.
Manifestations of a fracture
What is pain, loss of function, deformity, crepitus, swelling and bruising?
Causes of viral meningitis.
What is mumps, measles, viral infections?
What can cause Intra-renal acute kidney failure.
What is something in the kidney themselves that is causing a problem. ex. contrast dyes, pyelonephritis, etc?
Diseases that make up COPD?
What are Emphysema, and Chronic Bronchitis?
What is leukopenia?
What is low WBC count.
The type of arthritis that is noninflammatory and progressive
What is osteoarthritis?
Seizure is either too long or you keep getting one after another without a recovery period.
What is Status Epilepticus?
What causes post-renal acute renal failure.
What is something happening past the kidneys in the lower structures such as kidney stones,UTI, enlarged prostrate, etc?
This type of infection is transmitted in a healthcare setting
What is nosocomial?
Created in kidney responsible for red blood cell production.
What is erythropoietin.
Elevated uric acid could indicate which painful disorder
What is Gout?
Painful menstruation due to pelvic or uterine pathology.
What is secondary dysmenorrhea?