AACN PCCN Review: Renal Exam Questions And Correct Answers
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AACN PCCN Review: Renal Exam
Questions And Correct Answers
Functions of the kidneys - answera. Excretion of Metabolic Wastes
b. Urine Formation
c. Acid-Base Balance Regulation
d. Electrolyte Regulation
e. Fluid Regulation
f. Blood Pressure Regulation
g. Erythropoietin Secretion/Anemia Regul...
AACN PCCN Review: Renal Exam
Questions And Correct Answers
Functions of the kidneys - answer✔a. Excretion of Metabolic Wastes
b. Urine Formation
c. Acid-Base Balance Regulation
d. Electrolyte Regulation
e. Fluid Regulation
f. Blood Pressure Regulation
g. Erythropoietin Secretion/Anemia Regulation
How are the kidneys related to anemia - answer✔Erythropoietin Secretion/Anemia Regulation
Low 02 --> kidneys stimulate hormone production of Erythropoietin
Erythropoietin go to bone marrow --> stimulate Stem Cells to turn into red blood cells -->
increase 02 carrying capacity
Acute versus Chronic Renal Failure - answer✔a. Acute renal failure affects many body systems.
b. Chronic renal failure affects EVERY body system
New names: Acute Kidney Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease (replacing failure for disease)
Chronic Kidney Disease - answer✔Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) is a permanent, irreversible
condition in which the kidneys cease
to remove metabolic wastes and excessive water from the blood. (ESRF, ESRD, CRD, CKD)
Azotemia - answer✔Nitrogenous Waste Products in the Bloodstream
Stages of Renal Failure - answer✔1. Diminished Renal Reserve
2. Renal Insufficiency
3. End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) - Affects every system in the body
Renal Failure Medcations - answer✔hypertensive drugs
phosphate binder --> RF has high phosphate levels
Calcium supplement --> when phosphate goes up, calcium goes down
Bicarbonate
all drugs just treat symptoms
Acute Kidney Disease - answer✔A sudden deterioration in renal function usually associated with
the loss of the kidney's ability to concentrated urine, as well as the retention and accumulation of
nitrogen wastes.
Some patients can be non-Oliguric, Large Amt of Dilute Urine
Causes of Acute Kidney Disease - answer✔severe hypertension
severe hypotension
heart failure
nephrotoxic agents
contrast induced
complications of infection
Perfusion issues
Pre Renal Disease - answer✔PRERENAL: PERFUSION ISSUE
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