Kidney Disorders
The patient's weight is considered a more accurate indication of volume status.
What are reasons collecting urine can be ineffective.
The primary test of renal clearance used to evaluate how well the kidney performs.
What a 24-hour collection of urine?
Urine output total less than 50 mL/24 hours.
What is ANURIA?
Abnormal finding in urine
What is GLUCOSE?
Refers to the ideal body weight after a patient undergoes dialysis where excess fluid is removed.
What is DRY WEIGHT?
What do you call the degree you spend 3 years in university for? What about the next one (2 years)?
bachelors degree and masters degree
A verb to describe "getting" new skills as you work on them:
to develop new skills
to be __ university
AT (IN is also acceptable)
memorable
mem-r-bl
A common complication during dialysis that may results in tachycardia, hypotension, and confusion
What is HYPOVOLEMIA?
A word we use when we want to express that sth needs a complete change, needs to be re-designed from top to bottom:
an overhaul / to overhaul sth
A phrase that describes a practical, often physical interaction with a subject instead of just learing the theory:
a hands-on approach/experience
to __ your homework
DO
curriculum
koo-ree-kyu-loom
When administered, this medication helps to stimulate the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.
What is ERYTHROPOEITIN ALFA?
When you go to university, they're no longer called "lessons", they're called...
lectures
The name of a subject (popular in the 80s) where students got to learn practical household skills, such as cooking, budgeting, etc.:
home economics / home ec
sth is __ the internet
ON
vulnerable
vun-r-bl
These are two major causes of kidney failure when not managed well.
What is DIABETES and HYPERTENSION?
A type of school where students live for almost a full year and only come home for the holidays:
a boarding school
a phrase that describes an unconventional, creative way of thinking:
out-of-the-box thinking / to think outside the box
the emphasis __ sth
ON
queue
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A substance that is high in dairy and processed foods and should be avoided or minimized in diet of patients in end stage renal disease.
What is PHOSPHORUS?