Name that Diagnosis!
What do I do?
Pee Pee Medications
How do I diagnose that?
Hmmmm......
100
This can occur without symptoms because the pain is proportional to the rate of stretching of the urinary structures.
What is hydronephrosis?
100
This is the best nursing intervention to perform when a patient is incontinent of urine.
What is assist the patient to the bathroom every 2 hours?
100
This is an electrolyte side effect when taking acetazolamide (Diamox).
What is hypokalemia?
100
This test is used to evaluate the size, structure, and position of the kidneys and urinary tract.
What is a KUB?
100
This catheter facilitates intermittent drainage.
What is a Robinson catheter?
200
Intermittent, painless hematuria and a dull flank pain indicate this diagnosis.
What is a renal tumore?
200
Before administering methenamine mandelate (Mandelamine) for recurrent urinary tract infections, the nurse should check this.
What is urine C&S?
200
This is an osmotic diuretic that would be ordered for a patient who sustained a closed head injury.
What is Mannitol (Osmitrol)?
200
This is expected in a patient's urinalysis if there is suspected nephrotic syndrome.
What is proteinuria?
200
A patient with benign prostatic hypertrophy would use this type of catheter.
What is a Coude catheter?
300
Hypertension and hematuria are the two objective symptoms of this disease.
What is Polycystic Kidney Disease?
300
These are the two most important thing the nurse should do if a patient has a urinary tract obstruction.
What is encourage fluids (2-3 L/day) and assess for hematuria?
300
These are the two main side effects of thiazide diuretics.
What is hyperglycemia and hypokalemia?
300
The urinalysis of this diagnosis would include findings of pyuria and hematuria.
What is pyelonephritis?
300
This puts the patient at greatest risk for developing pyelonephritis.
What is urinary catheterization?
400
Urinary insufficiency are often the first signs of this diagnosis.
What is benign prostatic hypertrophy?
400
For a patient that is post prostatectomy, you should never do these three things.
What is rectal temperature, enemas, and rectal tubes?
400
This is a medication that has a topical analgesic effect on the lining of the urinary tract.
What is phenazopyridine (Pyridium)?
400
This is an examination of the lower urinary tract with a sterile cystoscope.
What is a retrograde pyelogram?
400
Hyperparathyroidism can predispose a patient to this occurring.
What is renal calculi?
500
This is a common cause of end-stage renal disease.
What is Glomerulonephritis?
500
This is the surgical placement of a catheter in the renal pelvis.
What is a nephrostomy?
500
This is a urinary tract stimulant used to prevent or treat post-op or post-delivery urine retention.
What is neostigmine (Prostigmin) or bethanechol chloride (Urecholine)?
500
This is how you confirm the diagnosis of prostatitis.
What is culture of prostatic fluid?
500
This is the normal amount of urine for a 13 year old patient.
What is 0.5-1 ml/kg/hr?