Gu Flashcards
If pt had renal calculi you want them to know what?
Make sure pt know s/s
Pyridium can cause what?
Stains clothing and turn urine orange red
Nephrostomy you should check for
Check for kinks and connection in tubing
Epigen goal
Is to have the hematocrit 30-30%
Dobutrex is not a ?
Not a nephrotoxic drug
Allopirinol prevents what
Given for prevention of calcium stones
Renal reserve stage
No symptoms til 40% nephrons are damaged
Peritoneal dialysis the urine should be?
Clear and yellow return in bag
Post cystoscope
Pink tinged urine
Renal ultra sound
Bladder should be full at less 240cc
Acute glomerulonephritis s/s
Fever, chills ,periorbital edema, increase BUN ,urine dark and smoky
Fluid Rention facial features should look like
Periorbital deem
Erythropoietin
Hormones produced by kidneys
CRF chronic renal failure
Loss of erythropoietin and end with anemia given epogen
Which dialysis give more independence and resemble normal kidney function
Peritoneal dialysis
Auto immune disease of of acute glomerulonephritis is mostly caused by
Upper respiratory infections
Lithotripsy watch for?
Watch for stones in urine 1-4weeks, and blood in urine 1-2 days
When do Izotemia occur
When BUN increase
Poly nephritis s/s
Fever, chills, NV, sever pain in flank, the goal is to prevent further damage to the kidneys that lead to renal failure