Cancer Sucks
CHF
Urine in Good Hands and your Kidneys too!
More Kidneys
Muscles/Bones
100

How does cancer metastasize? 

The lymphatic system or blood circulation 

100

Name 2 s/s of newly diagnosed CHF? 

dry cough, pedal edema, weakness, fatigue, SOB, chest pain/discomfort 

100

A patient is scheduled for an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, what is the primary nursing intervention post-procedure? Why? 

Straining the patient's urine, to check for evidence of sediment. 
100

Explain the relationship between the GFR and Creatinine? 

Inverse, when one increases, the other decreases and vice versa. 

100

Volkmann contracture is caused from? 

Obstructed blood flow to the forearm and hand. 

200

What is the most common EARLY s/s of colon cancer?

change in bowel habits

200

A patient with newly diagnosed CHF is taught to weigh herself daily. What guidelines does the nurse provide before the patient calls the physician? 

2 pounds overnight or 5 pounds in a week

200

What "cells/substances" show up in urine with renal insufficiency? 

protein, glucose, urinary casts 

200

Polycystic Kidney Disease is curable? 

True/False

False

200

Why is a dislocation considered an emergency?

avascular necrosis may develop if not properly resolved

300

Primary intervention for basal cell carcinoma? 

Surgery 

300

What lab value is used as a diagnostic in CHF? 

BNP

300

Decreased kidney function is not reversible. When is it time for the physician to consider hemodialysis for a patient in chronic renal failure? 

GFR less than 15 mg/dl

300

Describe the role of the kidneys in metabolic acidosis? 

Kidneys excrete hydrogen ions, and conserve bicarb to help restore balance. 

300

Priority assessment for a patient with a dislocation/fracture? 

Neuro-vascular 

400

S/S manifestation of decreased platelet count on the skin?

petechiae 

400

A patient is brought into the ED with suspected CHF exacerbation, what assessment do you perform first? 

Respiratory (remember ABCs)

400

Name 2 s/s of peritoneal dialysis site infection? 

abdominal pain and cloudy dialysate (the fluid drained from the abdomen) fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and decreased urine output.

400

Most common cause of hydronephrosis? 

Blockage-by either kidney stones, blood clots, tumors, or structural abnormalities.

400

What does the acronym R.I.C.E stand for? 

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

500

A patient with brain cancer is experiencing n/v, what is the rationale for these s/s? (name 1/3 possible answers). 

Increased cranial pressure, tumor placement, and treatment. 

500

What type of heart failure is most common? Left or Right? 

Name 2 s/s of the most common type? 

Left- extremity edema, weight gain, SOB

500

BONUS QUESTION

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? 

500

How do the kidneys aid in bone marrow production? 

producing a hormone called erythropoietin (EPO), which stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells

500

What life-threatening complication can occur from a femur fracture? 

Blood Clot or Fat embolism