Go With the Flow
Urine is formed in what functional unit of the kidney
What is the Nephron?
This is a waste product filtered by the Kidneys.
What is Urea?
This is the most common bacteria that causes a UTI in women.
What is e-coli?
A patient with dark and concentrated urine with a specific gravity of 1.030 indicates this.
What is dehydration or fluid volume deficit?
What is a urinalysis?
The amount of urine produced by the kidney is regulated by this hormone.
What is ADH?
This part of the nephron is responsible for reabsorbing water and solutes back into the blood stream.
What is the proximal convoluted tubule
This is a main symptom complaint when a UTI has progressed to pyelonephritis.
What is flank pain or costovertebral angle tenderness?
K+3.8, microscopic hematuria on urinalysis, creatinine level 0.8mg/100mL or a WBC of 14,000
What is K+ of 3.8?
A nurse should question an order to administer this class of medications in a patient with a kidney injury.
What are NSAIDS?
This describes the role of the ureters.
What is to transport urine from Kidneys to Bladder?
The loop of Henle is responsible for this.
If left untreated, pyelonephritis can lead to this.
What is acute kidney injury?
This finding is most characteristic of a UTI on urinalysis.
What are nitrites or leukocyte esterase?
A nurse should educate a patient on these dietary changes who is recovering from an acute kidney injury.
This is the role of the renal veins.
What is they carry deoxygenated blood from the kidneys to the heart?
The kidneys filtration membrane consists of these.
Hint: there are 3
What are the glomerulus, Bowmans capsule, and the endothethial layer?
A patient that complains of a metallic taste and itching may have this complication of acute kidney injury (AKI).
What is uremia? (A buildup of waste products in the blood)
In a patient with pyelonephritis this lab value best indicated kidney involvement.
What is an elevated serum creatinine?
A nurse needs to do this if he/she evaluates the patient's urinary output to be 15mL/hour over the last few hours.
What is assess for bladder distention?
(What can also be done before calling the provider)
This is not part of a nephron
What is the renal artery?
This is an effect of aldosterone on the kidneys.
What is increased sodium reabsorption?
A patient recovering from an acute kidney injury has a urinary output of 5,500mL a day should be concerned for this.
What are dehydration and electrolyte imbalances?
A patient with AKI may develop metabolic acidosis because of this.
What is the kidney's inability to hydrogen ions or reabsorb sodium bicarbonate?
A nurse should prepare a patient with an AKI has a K+ 6.2, BUN 60, and creatinine of 3.5 for this.
What is dialysis?