Nursing 3366 Week 11 Disorders of the Genitourinary and
Renal Systems (updated)
acute kidney injury Correct Answers - decrease in urine output
and/or an increase in serum creatinine occurring within 48 hours
- can fully recover or can evolve into CKD
- named based on where the problem is; prerenal AKI, intrarenal
AKI, and postrenal AKI
amenorrhea Correct Answers absence of menstruation
can be from many etiologies (anorexia, over-exercising,
menopause)
ascites Correct Answers abnormal accumulation of fluid in the
abdomen
azotemia Correct Answers having high levels of wastes in the
your blood
BPH S/S Correct Answers - urgency to urinate
- delaying in urine flow starting
- decrease in flow of urine
- urine retention
breakdown of creatine kinase Correct Answers done by the
liver into creatinine to be excreted although a normal amount
remains in the blood
,breakdown of protein Correct Answers done by the liver into
ammonia and then into urea nitrogen to be excreted although a
normal amount remains in the blood (BUN)
causes of postrenal AKI Correct Answers - urethral obstruction
from BPH or uterine prolapse
- ureteral obstruction like a kidney stone
the retrograde flow of urine can cause hydronephrosis and
intrarenal AKI
causes of prerenal AKI Correct Answers - acute
vasoconstriction or trauma to aorta or renal arteries
- hypotension/hypovolemia from hemorrhage
- dehydration
- inadequate CO
chancres Correct Answers lesions on the skin or membranes
(lips, labia, penis)
chlamydia S/S Correct Answers - urethritis in men;
inflammation, discomfort in penis, dysuria, sometimes discharge
- most common cause of PID in women
cystitis Correct Answers inflammation of the bladder
diagnosing BPH Correct Answers - history of s&s
- enlargement felt on digital rectal exam
- sometimes an elevated PSA
endometritis Correct Answers inflammation of the
endometrium
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