Quiz :Renal Calculus Cause - √Answer :Urine becomes
supersaturated with specific solute that forms crystals.
Crystallization is enhanced when a person is dehydrated or has
higher than normal levels of solute in the urine from excessive
secretion (calcium, uric acid).
, Quiz :Renal Calculus S/S - √Answer :Dull, localized flank pain
Acute discomfort accompanied by nausea and vomiting,
diaphoresis (sweating), tachycardia, and tachypnea (abnormal,
rapid breathing) Renal colic (intermittent, sharp pain) develops
as the stone moves to the ureteropelvic junction
Quiz :Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy S/S - √Answer :Urinary
retention
Obstruction to flow
Decreased stream
Hesitancy; difficulty initiating a stream
Interruption of the stream
Infection caused by retention
Quiz :.Aldosterone - √Answer :"salt-retaining hormone". Steroid
that promotes the retention of Na+ by the kidneys. Na+
retention promotes water retention, which promotes a higher
blood volume and pressur
Quiz :Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) - √Answer :Promotes
retention of water by kidneys and increases blood pressure.
Quiz :Chronic Renal Failure Risk Factors - √Answer :Diabetes
Hypertension
Recurrent pyelonephritis
Acute tubular necrosis
Glomerulonephritis
Polycystic kidney disease
Family history of CKD
Smoking
Age over 65 Ethnicity
Quiz :Chronic Renal Failure Causes - √Answer :The outcome
of the progressive and irrevocable loss of nephrons. More than
75% of the total number of nephrons must be lost before
clinical manifestations appear.
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