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| How do you assess the patency of a fistula? |
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| Feel a thrill and auscultate a bruit |
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| Rigid board like abdomen is? |
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| Pertonitis, and is a complication of peritoneal dialysis. |
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| Acute renal failure, the wife understands if she says, |
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| "He can regain normal kidney function after treatment" |
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| Signs and symptoms of rejection? |
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HBP, increased heart rate, fever, weight gain, decreased urinary output.
Test was-High blood pressure, weight gain, fever |
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| How do you prevent a UTI? |
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| Wear cotton panties was answer on test. Also, increase fluids. |
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| What's the first line of treatment for renal failure? |
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| Beta blockers and diuretics. After that, ACE and CC blockers. |
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| Output is 200 then 90 ml in 2 hours, what should nurse do? |
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| Notify doctor due to sudden decrease of urine. |
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| If the patient has pain, what do you do? |
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| Patient has renal colic. What's the priority? |
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| Patient has suspected upper UTI infection. The nurse knows this infection is? |
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| What is the nursing diagnoses for a patient who presents to the ER with kidney stones? |
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| What is the nursing diagnosis for postop nephrectomy? |
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| Ineffective breathing pattern from incision. |
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| Patient with an MI presented to the ER with acute renal failure. What caused this? |
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| Decreased blood flow to the kidneys/ |
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| Patient with Illeal conduit says he has mucus in his urine. |
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| LPN asks the RN why is the patient with acute renal failure putting out so much urine? |
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| They are in diuretic phase. |
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| A patient with urinary incontinence should do? |
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| Patient with unstable hyperkalemia should be given? |
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| D50, chase with 10 units insulin, Calcium |
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| Patient with chills, fever and bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms. What is this? |
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| A patient with calcium oxylate stones should avoid foods with |
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| Spinach, strawberries, chocolates, peanuts, tea. |
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| What diagnosis can be expected with gross painless hematuria? |
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| Patient with a history of a sore throat is at risk for? |
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| Patient taking intravesicular chemo has flu like symptoms. What do you do? |
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| This is normal for chemo. |
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| A patient with a very high potassium level. What intervention is needed? |
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| Put them on a cardiac monitor. |
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| Patient has a calcium level of 5.9. What's the proiority intervention? |
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| After surger the patients wife says the continuous bladder irrigation is causing her husband pain. What do you say? |
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| Neccessary for preventing clots. |
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| What do you do if a patient with a kidney transplant has a urine drop from 240 to 30? |
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| Notify the patient of change in urine output. |
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| A patient comes into the ER who is depressed, has a headache, with an altered level of consciousness... |
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| Appropriate outcome for a patient with chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular complications? |
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| They restrict their sodium and fluid intake. |
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| Epogen and procrit are given to? |
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| Keep hematocrit at 32-33. |
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| What food is low in potassium? |
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| What should a patient with renal failure drink? |
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| Patient with BPH comes in with a cold, what do you question? |
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| Most common complication of peritoneal dialysis? |
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| Patient presents with a weak urinary stream and postvoid dribbling? |
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| Best way to diagnose chronic kidney failure? |
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| Due to decreased platelet numbers, what should nurse be aware of with renal patient? |
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| What is the ideal solution used for fluid replacement due to hypovolemia? |
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