NURS 487 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Distal Convoluted Tubule, Renal Function, Acute Kidney Injury
31 Oct 2017
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Huether & mccance (2017) chapter 18 (review) and 19 (endocrine) Barry et al (2014) chapter 47 (renal assessment), uti (1289- 1291, 1293), acute pyelonephritis, urethritis, interstitial cystitis (p. 1295-1298), glomerulonephritis (p. 1299- 1301), obstructive uropathies (1303-1310), urinary incontinence (1315-1317), acute kidney injury (p. 1333-1339), assessment for dialysis patients, Costoberebral angle: landmark used to locate the kidneys, formed by the rib cage and the vertebral column. Creatinine: a waste product produced by protein breakdown (primarily body muscle mass) clearance of creatinine by the kidney approximates the gfr. Cystometrography: a urodynamic study used to evaluate the compliance (elastic property) and stability of the detrusor muscle of the bladder and to evaluate bladder tone, sensations of filling, and bladder (detrusor) stability. Cytoscopy: a radiological bladder procedure in which contrast material is instilled into the bladder to inspect the interior of the bladder and evaluate the vesicoureteral reflux with a tubular lighted instrument.
