GU Flashcards
_The presence of blood in the urine
Irritatetive voiding symptoms in young women may suggest cystitis
Hematuria plus renal colic suggests ureteral stone
Hematuria
Irritative voiding symptoms: _Frequency
_Urgency
_Dysuria
_Suprapubic discomfort
_Usually afebrile
_Women may experience hematuria and symptoms often appear following sexual intercourse
Acute Cystitis
_CVA tenderness
_Fever
_Flank pain
_Irritative voiding sx
_Shaking chills
_Associated nausea and vomiting _Tachycardia
_Diarrhea
Pyelonephritis
_Sudden onset
_Unilateral flank pain
_Colicky (comes and goes)
_PT constantly moving around wanting to find a comfortable position
_Ipsilateral groin pain
_Associated with nausea and vomitting
_Pain with passage of urine
RISK FACTORS
_High humidity
_Elevated temperatures _Sedentary lifestyles
_Hypetension
_Obese
_High protein
_High salt intake
_Inadequate hydration
Renal Calculi
build up waste products
nausea
vomitting
altered sensorium
pericarditis
Malaise
Arrhythmias
Non-specific abdominal pain
Rales
Kidney disease
“BRAIN / NEURO SHIT” _Nausea
_Malaise
_Headache
_Lethargy
_Disorientation
_Respiratory arrest
_Seizure
_Coma
_Permanent brain damage _Brainstem herniation
_Excess water retention
_Most common electrolyte abnormality in hospitalized patients
Hyponatremia
“BRAIN / NEURO SHIT” _Dehydration
_Orthostatic hypotension
_Oliguria
_Lethargy
_Irritability
_Weakness
_Hyperthermia
_Delirium
_Seizures
_Coma
Excess water loss
Hypernatremia
“HEART / MUSCLE SHIT” _Muscular weakness
_Fatigue
_Muscle cramps
_Flaccid paralysis
_Hyporeflexia
_Hypercapnia
_Tetany
_Rhabdomyolysis
_Most common cause is gastrointestinal loss from infectious diarrhea
“HEART / MUSCLE SHIT” _Muscular weakness
_Flaccid paralysis
_Ileus
May develop in patients taking:
_ACE Inhibitors
_Angiotensin-Receptor Blocker
(ARBs)
_Potassium sparing diuretics
Hyperkalemia
