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Urinary System 3
Urinary System 3
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
03/25/2012

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Term
What is the most common kind of kidney trauma?
Definition
blunt force
Term
S/S of kidney trauma?
Definition
- hematuria
- pain
- olguria
- anuria
- bruising over the flank or belly button
Term
S/S of shock?
Definition
- tachycardia
- restlessness
- hyptension
- pallor
- fatigue
Term
Treatment for kidney trauma?
Definition
- monitor H&H, urinalysis, KUB, CT
Term
Removal of the kidney?
Definition
Nephrectomy
Term
Post-Op for a Nephrectomy?
Definition
- assess COCA
- report if less then 30ml/hr
- irrigate tube as ordered
- fluid intake 3000ml
- assess for bleeding
Term
Urine passage at night between age of voluntary control?
Definition
Enuresis
Term
How to be diagnosis with enuresis?
Definition
bed wetting twice a week for 3 months straight
Term
Causes of enuresis?
Definition
- structural
- neurological defects
- infection
- sound sleeper
Term
Treatment for enuresis?
Definition
- meds
- bladder training
- limit fluids after dinner
- awake during the night
Term
Kidneys unable to remove accumulated waste from blood?
Definition
Renal Failure
Term
Rapid decline that leads to Azotemia and Fluid and Electrolyte imbalances
Definition
acute renal failure
Term
Develops slow and insidious characterized by progressive, irreversible renal failure?
Definition
chronic
Term
A systolic BP of what is required to maintain renal perfusion?
Definition
70
Term
Causes of renal failure
Definition
Prerenal: decrease blood flow to the glomeruli
Intrarenal: nephrotoxic agents, kidney infection, occlusion of interarenal arteries, DM, or direct trauam
- Post renal: obstruction beyond the kidneys that cause urine to back up
Term
High levels of Nitrogen in the blood causing high urea, uric acid,creatinine, and ammonia?
Definition
Azotemia
Term
What are the most common causes of acute renal failure?
Definition
- ischemia
- nephrotoxins
Term
What happens in onset renal failure?
Definition
- last for 1-3 days
- increasing BUN and creatinine with decreased urine output
Term
S/S of onset renal failure?
Definition
- thirst
- edema
- fatigue
- confusion
- tachycardia
- olguria
Term
What are the stages of acute renal failure?
Definition
- Onset
- Oliguria
- Diuresis
- Recovery
Term
Happen happens in the oliguria stage of acute renal failure?
Definition
- urine decreases to <400ml/day
- increase BUN, creatinine
- decrease K+, P-, Ca+
- Urine osmolality decreases while serum increases as waste products are retained.
- lasts up to 14 days
Term
What happens in the diuresis age of acute renal failure?
Definition
- urine output between 400ml - 4000ml/day
- large amt of urine excreted but very few waste products which accumulate in the blood.
- urine labs start to normalize
Term
What happens in the recovery stage acute of renal failure?
Definition
- last 1-12 months
- serum lab levels start to normalize
- if complete recovery doesn't occur renal insufficiency or chronic renal failure may develop.
Term
Treatment for hyperkalemia? (high potassium)
Definition
- if >6.5 treat aggressively
- Kayexalate: draws potassium into bowels
- Calcium chloride, bicarbonate, insulin, glucose: drives potassium back into cells
Term
Blood taken via temporary cath or shunt access then it is pumped through a dialysis machine where blood is filtered and then put back into the body?
Definition
Hemodialysis
Term
Complicationg of hemodialysis?
Definition
- blood volume is unstable
- hypotension
- bleeding
- infection
Term
Cath is put into a pt's abdomen, a semipermeable dialysis membrane is put into cath where it sits there and pulls out waste?
Definition
Peritoneal Dialysis
Term
What dialysis is best for hemodynamically unstable pt's?
Definition
Peritoneal Dialysis
Term
Nursing intervention during peritoneal dialysis?
Definition
- measure and record abdominal girth
- dialysate should be be warmed to 98.6
- inflow, dwell, drain
- dwell over 10mins
- drain over 20-30mins
- watch for resp distress
Term
What is the leading causes of chronic renal failure?
Definition
- diabetes
- hypertension
Term
Gradual loss of entire nephron units and puts a greater demand on remaining nephrons?
Definition
Chronic renal failure
Term
What level does creatinine clearance have to be for a transplant to be necessary in chronic renal failure?
Definition
15ml/min
Term
Kidney's are unable to maintain fluid and electrolyte or acid base balance?
Definition
uremia
Term
early S/S of uremia?
Definition
- nausea
- apathy
- weakness
- fatigue
Term
late S/S of uremia?
Definition
- frequent vomiting
- weakness
- lethargy
- confusion
- oliguria
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