Nursing Care of a Family When a Child Has a Renal or Urinary Tract Disorder Flashcards
is also known as the urinary tract or renal system, consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder and the urethra.
URINARY SYSTEM
Give parts of the urinary system
- Kidneys
- Ureters
- Bladder
- Urethra
rate at which substances are filtered from blood to the urine measures by the amount of creatinine excreted in 24 hours.
GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE
Remove waste products and drugs
from the body
KIDNEY
They continually tighten and relax
forcing urine downward, away from
the kidneys.
URETERS
The walls of this structure relax and
expand to store urine, and contract
and flatten to empty urine through the
urethra
BLADDER
This tube allows urine to pass outside
the body.
URETHRA
Normal urine output of adults
1500 mL
A significant decrease in urine production
OLIGURIA
absence of urine production.
ANURIA
One of the most revealing test of kidney function.
URINALYSIS
a product released during muscle cell metabolism
CREATININE
Normal creatinine clearance rate
100 mL/min
Normal urine creatinine level
0.7-1.5 mg/100 mL
Used to check the creatinine level in urine
CREATININE CLEARANCE RATE
A urinary tract infection (UTI), the presence of bacteria in urine,
is diagnosed by a _____
URINE CULTURE
measures the level of urea in blood and is used to assess glomerular function, or how well the kidneys can clear this from the bloodstream.
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUN)
the rate at which these substances can be observed flowing through the kidney and excreted in urine is then determined
RADIOSOTOPE SCANNING
This can detect differing sizes of kidneys or ureters and can differentiate
between solid or cystic kidney masses.
Ultrasonography
and Magnetic
Resonance
Imaging
involves passing a thin biopsy needle into the kidney through the skin over the kidney
RENAL BIOPSY
provide information about the size and contour of the kidneys
X-RAY STUDIES
Examination of the bladder and ureter openings by direct examination with a cystoscope introduced through the
urethra, is done to evaluate for possible vesicoureteral reflux or urethral stenosis
CYTOSCOPY
Scans of the kidneys are used to show the size and density of kidney structures and adequacy of urine flow
Computed Tomography
(CT)
