Renal🤰🏽 Flashcards
Anuria
urine output of less than 100 mL in 24 hrs
what is a normal urine output in 1 hour?
30 ml/ hr
Azotemia
syndrome from increased BUN and increase creatine together
Sypmtoms of a UTI
Frequency, urgency, nocturia, dysuria
Oliguria
decreased urine output
Polyuria
increase urine output more than 2000mL per 24hr
Uremia
manifestations of renal failure
When you get old, what are some changes to your renal system?
Reduced renal blood flow
Decreased glomerular filtration rate
Decreased tubule length
Decreased sense of thirst
When you get old, what are some changes to your bladder?
Changes in detrusor muscle elasticity
Decreased bladder capacity
Decreased muscle tone of urinary sphincters
Enlarged prostate
Normal Specific gravity
1.000-1.030
What are things that should never be in our urine?
Glucose, Ketone bodies , Protein, Leukocyte Esterase, crystals, bacteria
Normal pH of urine
anywhere between 4-8
What happens if you leave a urine sample out?
Bacteria can grow!
Zip it up and throw thats shit on ice
Normal Serum Creatinine
0.2 – 1.0 mg/dl
What is Serum Creatinine a good indicator for?
renal failure 😜
Normal BUN
8-10 mg/dl
If the BUN is rising but the Serum Creatinine is bot then….
this aint no renal issue
When you are collecting a urine sample, what do you tell the patient to do?
Do not let the first dew drops go into the jar
How do you collect a urine sample from a foley cath?
form the tube NOT the bag
Cystitis
Inflammation of the bladder
Urethritis
Inflammatory process in urethra
Urethral stricture
narrowing of the the tubes that bring down urine