NURS 321 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: No Code, Hydronephrosis, Sepsis
17 May 2021
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Past medical history (history of cardiovascular disease or diabetes, urinary pattern, abdominal/kidney trauma) Antibiotics, nsaids, illicit drugs (cocaine, heroin, etc. chemotherapy (cisplatin, carboplatin), cimetidine (tagamet), and methotrexate. Also consider: diet, socioeconomic status, smoking history, and race. Skin changes (yellow-gray cast, dry/rough skin, check turgor and presence of bruising) Loss (due to muscle wasting secondary to kidney failure) Overall state of health fatigue, lethargy, decreased alertness. Listen for a bruit with the bell of the stethoscope. Kidneys (use cva to locate the kidneys) Nocturia- having to go to the bathroom at night. Frequency- having to go pee a lot. Urgency- having to go to the bathroom right now. Retention- retaining urine and not able to excrete it. Renal colic- pain/spasms in right/left flank where the kidneys are. Potassium 3. 5- 5. 0 meq/l (elevated kidney dysfunction) Calcium 8. 2- 10. 2 mg/dl (low kidney dysfunction) Phosphorus 2. 5- 4. 5 mg/dl (elevated kidney dysfunction) Results: color, odor, ph, protein, osmolality, specific gravity,
