PCCN Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+
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PCCN Exam Questions and Answers
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Causes of prerenal AKI - blood flow changes > hypovolemia, hTN, and
renal vasoconstriction
Causes of intrarenal AKI - Tubular necrosis secondary to surgery,
shock, sepsis, rhabdo, and blood transfusion reaction
Causes of postrenal AKI...
A patient with hypokalemia is not responding to potassium
supplementation. what additional lab should be checked? - ✔✔Magnesium.
Hypomagnesia can exacerbate hypokalemia or make supplementation
ineffective.
A decrease in urine volume by ____ mL/kg over 6 hours also indicates a
possible AKI - ✔✔0.5
S/S of small bowel obstruction - ✔✔decreased appetite, bilious vomiting,
distended abdomen, bloating
S/S of large bowel obstruction - ✔✔diffuse abdominal tenderness,
constipation, intermittent feculent vomiting
S/S of upper GI bleed - ✔✔epigastric pain, bright red or coffee ground
emesis, hematemesis, htn, syncope
S/S of lower GI bleed - ✔✔hematochezia, bright or dark red clots in stool
What is the gold standard test for diagnosing ischemic bowel? - ✔✔CT
angiography
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