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QUESTION
Protection mechanisms of the respiratory tract

Answer:
*the pleura (membrane that covers the lungs)
-visceral pleura (covers lungs) -parietal
pleura (covers chest wall *serous fluid
that prevents friction



QUESTION
Diuretics- side Effects, when to take

Answer:
*side effects:
-dehydration
-hypotension
-increases blood glucose
-hypokalemia
-constipation
*administer in morning if possible; if a second dose, administer mid-afternoon to avoid sleep
interference



QUESTION
Hyperkalemia interventions

Answer:
monitor cardiovascular, respiratory, neuromuscu- lar, renal, and gastrointestional status; place
on cardiac monitor
Discontinue IV and hold oral potassium supplements

potassium restricted diet

,administer potassium excreting diurects if renal function is not impaired



QUESTION
Indications for a Foley catheter

Answer:
Retention/obstruction
Immobilized pt's
Measure urine output in critically ill
Short term: pre-op, clot irrigation, hypothermia warming



QUESTION
Bladder scan

Answer: an ultrasound machine used to estimate the amount of urine in
the bladder



QUESTION
acute glomerulonephritis

Answer:
inflammation of the capillary loops of the renal glomeruli



QUESTION
Kidney stones

Answer:
Solid crystalline masses formed in the kidney, resulting from an excess of insoluble salts or uric
acid crystallizing in the urine; may become trapped anywhere along the urinary tract.



QUESTION
Chronic anemia of renal failure

, Answer:
-corrected with erythropoietin
-failure to increase erythropoietin in response to decrease numbers of eythrocytes
-damage to kidneys affects secretion of erythropoietin



QUESTION
uremic syndrome

Answer:
increase in nitrogeneous wastes in the blood, marked fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, nausea,
vomiting, headache, coma, and convulsions



QUESTION
Care of an AV fistula

Answer:
*check site and protect from injury
*observed at least 4 times a day
*palpate for a thrill (vibration in the vessel)



QUESTION
Kidney transplant after-care

Answer:
*transferred to critical care or specialty units after surgery
*closely monitored for signs of rejection
-fever, ‘ BP, and pain over iliac fossa where kidney was placed
*monitor for signs of renal failure



QUESTION
Renal diet

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