Renal - Part 2 Flashcards
Acute renal failure - ______ loss of kidney function caused by ____, ______, or a ______ that stresses the kidneys. What may happen afterwards? How long does this last?
- ARF
- Sudden loss
- Caused by illness, injury, toxin
- Kidney function may recover but can be fatal
- Less than 3 motnhs
A long and usually slow process where the kidneys lose their ability to function. How long? Reversible? Fatal?
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Months to years
- Not reversible
- Can be fatal without lifelong medication therapy/dialysis
Kidneys shut down completely and permanently
*End stage renal disease
Azotemia is?
build up of nitrogenous wastes
Uremia is?
azotemia (build up of nitrogenous wastes) with clinical symptoms of CKD
3 primary causes of CRF?
- Diabetic nephropathy (Damage of vessels that filter wastes)
- Hypertension
- Obesity
Primary cause of ARF?
*glomerulonephritis (inflammation and damage to the filtering part of the kidneys)
4 effects of renal failure?
- Fluid-volume excess
- Electrolyte and acid-base disturbances
- Accumulated nitrogenous wastes
- Hormonal inadequacies
3 types of ARF?
- Prerenal failure
- Intrarenal failure
- Postrenal failure
Caused by anything that causes prolonged hypoperfusion to the kidneys. Another name for this? What does this lead to?
- Prerenal failure or prerenal azotemia
* Leads to ischemia in nephrons and tubular necrosis
4 causes/examples of prerenal failure
- Severe volume depletion/drop in BP
- Shock
- Sepsis
- Heart failure
Actual tissue damage to the kidney caused by inflammatory or immunologic processes. Another name for this?
*Intrarenal Failure or Acute Tubular Necrosis
4 causes/examples of intrarenal failure?
- Drugs
- Infection
- Contrast dyes
- Glomerulonephritis
Two types of drugs that can cause intrarenal failure?
- NSAIDS
* Antibiotics( e.g. vanco, genatmycin)
All ______-based IV contrast dyes that are used in ______are extremely ______. Who is most at risk for contrast induced nephropathy? What can be done?
- Iodine-based
- Diagnostic testing
- NEPHROTOXIC
- Clients with impaired kidney function
- Given prophylactic hydration
What can occur to clients taking metformin who need to be given contrast dyes? How can this be avoided?
- Acute lactic acidosis
* Hold med day of test and 48 hours after
Glomerulonephritis is usually preceeded by what? How long for symptoms to begin occurring?
- Infection
* within 10 days of infection
In glomerulonephritis, _____ reactions cause glomerular ______ resulting in what five things
- Antibody reactions cause glomerular inflammation
- PROTEINURIA
- HEMATURIA
- EDEMA
- DECREASED GFR
- HYPERTENSION
Caused by anything that obstructs the urine collecting system from the calyces to the urethral meatus. Another name for this?
*Postrenal Failure or postrenal azotemia
3 examples/causes of postrenal failure
- Urethral/Bladder cancer
- Urethral strictures
- Kidney stones
1st phase of ARF? What will be seen?
- Onset/initiation phase
* BUN and CREAT begin to rise
2nd phase of ARF? What will be seen? How long does this last?
- Oliguric phase
- Urine output of 100-400 ml/24 hours unresponsive to fluid challenges or diuretics
- typically lasts 8-15 days
3rd phase of ARF? What will be seen? How long can this last?
- Diuretic phase
- May diurese up to 10 L of diluted urine per day as kidneys begin to recover
- Goes from 2-6 weeks after oliguric phase to when BUN reaches normal limits
4th phase of ARF? What will be seen? How long can this last?
- Recovery phase
- Renal function continues to improve and client returns to normal level of activity
- Lasts up to a year
Physical appearance of a client with ARF? What will dehydration cause?
- Critically ill or lethargic
* Dry skin and mucous membranes from dehydration
4 CNS s+s of ARF?
- Drowsiness
- Headache
- Muscle twitching
- Seizures
Physical/Laboratory assessments of ARF?:
Volume of urine? phase?
Specific gravity? Phase?
What happens to sodium in urine during prerenal azotemia
- Scant to normal volume (oliguric phase)
- Low specific gravity (Diuretic phase
- Low sodium in urine with prerenal azotemia
Decreased GFR, Oliguria, and Anuria increases patients risk of what electrolyte imbalance
*Hyperkalemia
Prevention of ARF?
- Fluids?
- Shock?
- 3 things to monitor in critically ill patients?
- Blood pressure?
- Assess what two things?
- Precautions with?
- Prevent and treat ______?
- Meticulous care of?
- Prevent toxic _____?
- Promote proper Hydration
- Prevent and treat shock
- CVP, arterial pressure, urine output
- Treat hypotension
- assess renal function and risk factors for sepsis
- Precautions with blood administration
- Prevent and treat infections
- Patients with indwelling catheters
- Prevent toxic drug effects.
3 causes of ARF in older adults? What 2 things should community nurses monitor?
- DEHYDRATION
- Use of nephrotoxic agents
- Complications of surgery
*Monitor all meds and clients that are undergoing procedures w/ fasting and bowel prep due to dehydration risk