Anatomy
How many nephron are in each kidney
1,000,000 per kidney
How much urine if your bladder triggers the sensation of urgency?
250 mL
Inability to fully empty the bladder resulting in leaking is called?
overflow
Why would a bladder diary needed for someone who has interstitial cystitis?
What consists in a renal failure diet?
low sodium, low protein, and high carbohydrates
Bowmans Capsule and Glomeruli
How much of urine is water?
95%
Oliguria happens when you have a urinary output of:
<30 mL/hr
What should a patient with prostatis avoid?
Avoid sexual arousal and intercourse to rest prostate
Name the three symptoms of renal cancer
flank pain, flank mass, and painless hematuria
What muscle makes up the internal urethral sphincter?
Smooth muscle
What should you auscultate and palpate for with a patient of hemodialysis?
Auscultate for bruit (murmur/swish) and palpate for thrill (vibration)
E. Coli
How would your body compensate if you had a nephrotic syndrome?
Hyperlipidemia
What part of the nephron carries blood towards it?
Afferent arteriole
1.003-1.030 represents what lab value?
Specific Gravity
What are signs of rejection and infection with someone that just had a kidney transplant?
Apprehension and oliguria
What disorder may show 100,000 organisms/mL in their urinalysis?
Cystitis
What would abnormal finding would you find in your urine if you had nephritis?
Protein (proteiuria) and RBC (hematuria)
What part of your urinary system allows you to hold your urine?
External urinary sphincter
Name 6 functions of the kidney
excretes waste (from protein, manage pH (HCO3), regulates BP (renin, juxtaglomerular apparatus), creates RBC (erythropoetin), increases calcium (calciferol), balance fluid and electrolytes
Phenazopyridine
Name 3 ways to prevent UTI
wipe from front to back, drink 2L fluid daily, drink all antibiotics, empty bladder after coitus, clean with soap and water, and showers instead of baths
What phase in acute renal failure shows rises in GFR?
Recovery phase