Uremia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

anion gap mneumonics High: Methanol Uremia Diabetic ketoacidosis Propylene glycol Iron Lactic acidosis Ethylene glycol Salicylate Normal: Ureteral diversion Saline infusion Endogenous acid Diarrhea Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors Adrenal insufficiency Renal tubular acidosis

WGU D236 pathophysiology OA Exam -Study Guide With 100% verified answers 2022-2023. Patho OA Study Guide 1. What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? Starling’s Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which p...

RD Exam: Domain II Questions and Answers 100% pass GFR defined - Answer- -an estimation of how much blood passes through the glomeruli each minute. -Helps to determine adequacy of kidney function and is the best indicator of kidney function. Stage 1 CKD - Answer- -kidney damage with normal or high GFR -Protein or albumin in urine are high; cells or casts seen in urine. This stage usually not recognizable by patient. Stage 1 CKD GFR - Answer- >90ml/min Stage 2 CKD - Answer- -mild dec...

CCHT practice questions and answers latest 2023which of the following terms indicates a solution that has the same concentration of solutes as blood? isotonic a patient's potassium levels has been running high between dialysis treatment, so the patient has been working with the renal dietician to restrict potassium in the diet. which of the following fruits should the patient avoid? bananas during osmosis, which of the following movements takes place? fluid moves from an area o...

DBCS Module 3 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers. What are 4 functions of the kidney? - answerExcretion of waste products Regulation of water/salt Maintenance of acid/base balance Secretion of hormones What are 4 diseases of the kidney? - answerGlomeruli Tubules Interstitium Vessels Azotemia is ______ nitrogen compounds. There is an increase in _____ (blood urea nitrogen) and _______. There is usually a _____ in glomerular filtrate rate. - answerabnormal BUN creatinine decrea...

ED SAEM Test/ 68 Quizzes & Correct Ans/ . Terms like: name the AEIOUTIPS of AMS - Answer: A = alcohol E = epilepsy, electrolytes, encephalopathy I = insulin O = opiates & oxygen U = uremia T = trauma & temp I = infection P = poison & psychogenic S = shock, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, space-occupying lesion

What are the functions of a healthy kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER REGULATE, SYNTHESIS, ENDOCRINE: Regulate fluid balance, blood volume, electrolytes, acid-base balance, synthesize calcitrol (active vitamin D), secrete erythropoietin and release renin what is the glomerular filtration rate in the five stages of kidney disease? - CORRECT ANSWER flow rate of filtered fluid through the kidney stage 1: 90+ stage 2:60-89 stage 3: 30-59 stage 4: 15-29 stage 5: <15 what are ...

The patient with CKD is receiving dialysis, and the nurse observes excoriations on the patient's skin. What pathophysiologic changes in CKD can contribute to this finding (select all that apply)? a. Dry skin b. Sensory neuropathy c. Vascular calcifications d. Calcium-phosphate skin deposits e. Uremic crystallization from high BUN - Answer-a, b, d. Pruritus is common in patients receiving dialysis. It causes scratching from dry skin, sensory neuropathy, and calcium-phosphate depositio...

FRESENIUS PCT Prep Final Exam; Questions and Answers 100% Solved What do healthy kidneys remove? CORRECT ANSWER-Waste products - creatine, urea and urimic acid, ammonia What do healthy kidneys regulate? CORRECT ANSWER-Fluid balance, blood volume, electrolytes and acid-base balance, synthesize calcitrol (active vitamin D) Is Uremia a disease? CORRECT ANSWER-No, uremia is a set of symptoms associated with the build up of urea in the blood. What can cause anemia? CORRECT ANSWER-RBC loss...

Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Ans an acute infection of the pulmonary parenchyma acquired in the outpatient setting Predisposing conditions for CAP - Ans 1) Alterations in level of consciousness 2) Alcohol consumption 3) Acidosis 4) Pulmonary edema 5) Malnutrition 6) Mechanical obstruction of a bronchus 7) Cystic fibrosis 8) COPD 9) Smoking tobacco 10) hypoxemia 11) Toxic inhalations 12) Uremia 13) Administration of immunosupressants 14) Elderly ( >=65 yrs) 15) Bronchie...