Renal Flashcards
How to Control BP & Prevent Kidney Dx
- Limit sodium
- Eat balanced diet: fruits, veggies, grains & low fat
- Limit sugar
- Limit red meat
- Weight management
- Stay active
- Limit alcohol
- Medication, lithium, HCTZ, spirolactone
- Licorice
- Corticosteroids
Primary Function of beans
Acid base balance, secretion, absorption, filtration and excretion
pH of blood
7.35 -7.45
Acidosis to alkalosis
What are they 3 regulatory mechanisms
Buffers, respiratory, renal
When do buffers start working ?
Immediately
Where is the respiratory center located?
Medulla
How long does it take respiratory system to work?
Mins to hours
How long does it take renal system to work
2-3 days
3 (renal) mechanisms for acid elimination
- Secrete free hydrogen
- Combine hydrogen with ammonia
- Excretion of weak acid
*can make bicarb and eliminate hydrogen
ABG Values
pH 7.35-7.45
PaCO2 35-45
HCo3 22-26
NI for Respiratory Acidosis
- Watch K+ Levels
- May need intubated
- Administer O2
- Wake pt.
- Incentive spirometry
- W/hold drugs that suppress breathing
- Assess LOC
What is carbonic acid excess caused by
Hyperventilating & respiratory failure
S/S for Respiratory Alkalosis
- Confusion
- Fatigue
- Tenty
- Tachycardia
Lo Ca+ & K+ - Slow deep breaths
What is respiratory alkalosis
Carbonic acid deficit caused by hypoxia from acute pulmonary disorders & hyperventilation
Causes of respiratory alkalosis
- Anxiety
- Pain
- CNS
- Aspirin toxicity
- Fever
- Head injury
- Asthma
- Pregnancy
What is metabolic acidosis
Excess carbonic acid or base bicarbonate deficit
What causes metabolic Acidosis
Ketoacidosis
Lactic acid accumulation (shock)
Severe diarrhea (bicarb in stool)
Kidney Dx (lose ability to reabsorb)
Normal Anion Gap
8-12
TX for metabolic Acidosis
Strick i&o
Diet
Dialysis
**monitor levels
S/S of metabolic Acidosis
Deep rapid breathing
Confusion
Low BP
N/V
Hyper k+
Cardiac changes
**resp alkalosis can happen
What is metabolic alkalosis
Base bicarbonate excess caused by prolonged vomiting or gastric suction
**loss of acid
What diuretic do you use for metabolic alkalosis
Loop thiazide or Lasix
How much blood do thr kidneys filter
1200 MLs per min
Glomerular Function
Urine formation & filtration
What is normal GFR
125 mL/min
What does urine consist of
What the body doesn’t need
How much do normal healthy adults void ?
1-2 L/day
ADH
Important in water balance & regulated by posterior pituitary gland
Aldosterone
Reabsorption of sodium and water & released from adernal cortex
Other functions of the kidney:
RBC production & BP regulation
EPO
Erthyropoientin ** hormone in response to hypoxemia
How does the kidneys regulate BP
Renin is secreted, renin activated angiotensinogen yo angiotensis , angie 1 is converted to angie 2 by ACE , angie 2 stimulates released of aldosterone which reabsorption sodium and water
Ureters
Join the renal pelvis @ uretropelvic junction (UPJ) & join bladder @ ureterovesical junction
How much does bladder hold
600 - 1000 mL
Bladders primary function
Reservoir
What type of muscle Is the destrusor muscle
Smooth
How long is urethra
Female 1-2
Male 8-10
**controls voiding
What forms the urethrovesical unit
Bladder, urethra & pelvic floor muscles
Age related bladder changes
Between 30&90 size decreases 20-30% & by 70 loss of 30-50% of glomerular function, loss of elasticity & muscle support & prostate enlargement
How to assess for renal issues
I&Os **most important, skin color, look at belly, look at mouth, smell breath, edema, bladder distention, contour of abdomen, Weight gain, muscle wasting, percussion, bowel sounds
Creatinine Level
O.6-1.2 mg/dL
**showing pts hydration status
Creatinine Clearance
Fe: 85-125
Ma: 95-140