Electrolytes
The nurse will educate patients to eat foods like avocados, bananas, potatoes, spinach, lentils, beans, and salmon or a DASH Diet in order to help increase the intake of this electrolyte.
What is potassium K+
Functions to receive food, digest, absorbs nutrients, and eliminate waste,
What is The Gastrointestinal System (GI)
These 2 organs located near the back of the abdomen work constantly to eliminate waster by filtering about 120- 150 quarts of blood per day.
What are the Kidneys
This process occurs when kidneys are damaged by a drug, chemical, or toxins like NSAIDS (aspirin), antibiotics, antacids, and laxatives.
What is nephrotoxicity
You can use this non invasive diagnostic tool to see how much urine is in the bladder.
What is a bladder scanner
The nurse must document this for the patient in order to help identify illness like hypervolemia and hypovolemia or organ dysfunction. This documentation includes things like urine, stool, emesis, and fluids from drains.
What is Output
Functions to filter blood, remove chemical waste, and excess water.
What is the Genitourinary System (GU)
These two thin, 20–30 cm long muscular tubes are located in the retroperitoneal space of the abdomen and pelvis. They transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder via peristaltic waves.
What are the ureters
Ascites, jaundice (yellowing), and mottling are all signs and symptoms of this disease.
What is Liver Disease
"itis" is used as a suffix meaning
What is inflammation
This crucial electrolyte and mineral maintains intracellular fluid volume, regulates heartbeat and rhythm, enables muscle contraction, and supports nerve function.
What is potassium K+
This system consists of both the genitals and urinary system including the kidneys, bladder, ureter, urethra, and reproductive organs.
What is the Genitourinary System (GI)
This vital 3-pound, football-sized organ located in the upper right abdomen performs over 500 essential functions, including filtering blood, detoxifying chemicals, metabolizing drugs, and producing bile for digestion.
What is the liver
This occurs when there is an issue with the pancreas, stress, or missed medication causing blood glucose levels to exceed 180mgdl, often caused by inadequate insulin (type 1 or 2 diabetes), missed medication, or stress. Key
What is hyperglycemia
Ingestion occurs only in this part of the gastrointestinal system
What is the mouth
This electrolyte is the most abundant cation (positively charged ion) in extracellular fluid, crucial to maintaining fluid balance, blood pressure, and helps regulate blood volume and pH levels.
What is Sodium Na+
When assessing this system the nurse knows the following are key s/s to note: dysuria, oliguria, hematuria, incontinence, frequency, color, odor, clarity, and amount.
What is the Genitourinary System (GU)
Together these organs make, store, and transport bile to the small intestines to break down fats, absorb vitamins (A, D, E, K), and eliminating waste.
Identify the organs
What is the biliary system
Partial or complete blockage of the large or small intestine
The small intestines is the major site if nutrients while the large intestines mostly absorbs this liquid
What is water
A process whereby the amount of fluid volume and electrolytes become proportionately consistent within the body. (Balance)
What is homeostasis
When assessing this system the nurse knows the following are key s/s to note: decreased intake, hematochezia, emesis, aspiration, pain, discomfort, incontinence, odor, change in stool consistency
What is The Gastrointestinal System (GI)
This large gland sits behind the stomach and in front of the spine. It is both apart of the endocrine and digestive system. It makes enzymes to help with digestion and hormones to regulate blood glucose.
What is the pancreas
The formation of stones (calculi) in the urinary tract, including the kidneys, bladder, and ureters.
What is urolithiasis
This machine is used to take a blood glucose.
What is a glucometer