Terminology
Awakening to void one or more times at night
What is Nocturia
AKI is related to what comorbidities/ health issues.
(name one)
What is CAD, Heart failure, Diabetes Mellitus, Sepsis
Name one sign or symptom of kidney failure
What is Epistaxis, anemia, sallow pigmentation, pruritic excoriations, bruising, amenorrhea, impotence, infertility, myopathy, peripheral neuropathy, anoremia, hypertension, HF, pericarditis, pleurisy, dyspnea on exercise, nail changes, bone pain, edema, frost, red eye.
Measures amount of urea nitrogen in the blood.
What is Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
(When the kidneys aren't functioning properly, urea is not excreted and therefore BUN is elevated)
What hormone increases sodium reabsorption by the kidneys
What is Aldosterone.
A functional unit of the kidney
What is nephron
AKI is associated with what kinds of medications?
(name one)
What is NSAIDS, antimicrobials, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, diuretics, antidepressants, chemo, IV contrast.
(think renal dosing and dosage by ideal body weight)
What stage of CKD has GFR of less than 15.
What is End stage
The quantity of glomerular filtrate produced each minute by all nephrons in both kidneys.
What is GFR.
Patients are at risk for this if they are constantly wet from urine or liquid stools
What is Skin Breakdown, Impaired Skin Integrity
Increases urine output
What is diuretics
Name one cause of intrarenal injury.
What is ischemia, nephrotoxins, infections, atheroembolic renal disease, primary renal disease.
What systems of the body do we see alternations in Chronic Kidney Disease.
(name two)
What is cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, immune, neurologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine and reproductive, integumentary.
What diagnostic studies are done for renal masses and obstructions
CT or MRI
List three common symptoms of urinary disturbances
What is Frequency, Urgency, Dysuria, Polyuria, Oliguria, Incontinence, and Difficulty starting the stream
Less than 400 mls urine in 24 hours is called what?
oliguria
Name one cause of prerenal injury?
What is hypovolemia, decreased cardiac output, acute hemorrhage, NAIDS.
Name one way CKD is treated?
What is treating the disease that is causing kidney damage such as DM, high blood pressure; life style changes such as renal diet, exercise, do not smoke, do not drink alcohol, take medications if prescribed, treat complications such as anemia; dialysis, kidney transplant.
Most accurate predictor of mortality when measuring kidney dysfunction.
What is Serum Creatinine
Which has the greater risk for infection...an indwelling catheter or intermittent catheterization
What is the Indwelling Catheter
Intoxication caused by the body's accumulation of metabolic by-products normally excreted by healthy kidneys.
What is uremia
Name two causes of postrenal injury.
What is tumors, calculi, neurogenic bladder, prostate gland enlargement.
What happens to acid/base balance in CKD?
What is metabolic acidosis.
What is released when there is decreased oxygen to the kidneys. It also stimulates RBC production.
What is Erythropoietin
Exercises used to strengthen the pelvic floor
What is Pelvic Floor Exercises/ Kegel Exercises