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NUR 1006 Med-Surg GU Exam Questions And AnswersWhat is the normal urine specific gravity range? - ANSWER 1.010-1.025
What could a high specific gravity indicate? - ANSWER Dehydration
What could a low urine specific gravity indicate? - ANSWER Renal dysfunction
What could WBC and nitrites in urine indicate? - ANSWER Infection
What are ketones? - ANSWER Chemical by-product of the body breaking down fat.
What could ketones in urine indicate? - ANSWER Small ketones could mean infection,
large ketones could mean DKA
What does bilirubin in the urine indicate? - ANSWER liver disease
What can glucose and large ketones in urine indicate? - ANSWER DKA
What is BUN? - ANSWER Blood urea nitrogen. Urea is a waste product of proteins.
What can make BUN high? - ANSWER High protein diets, shock, gi bleed
What is more specific to the kidneys, BUN or creatinine? - ANSWER Creatinine
What is glomerular filtration rate? - ANSWER The amount of blood that passes through
, the glomeruli (waste filters) each minute.
What does a low glomerular filtration rate indicate? - ANSWER Means the kidneys are
not filtering blood well.
What is albumin? - ANSWER Protein that maintains the oncotic pressure in our body.
What does albumin in the urine indicate? - ANSWER Kidney damage
What arteriole goes into the kidney? - ANSWER Afferent
What arteriole leaves the kidneys? - ANSWER Efferent
What can cause the afferent arteriole to dilate? - ANSWER Elevated BP, elevated
glucose
What medication works well to protect the kidneys from the effects of hypertension or
high glucose? - ANSWER ACE-I
Who is at risk for UTIs? - ANSWER Females, diabetics, people with Foley catheters
What are the signs and symptoms of UTIs? - ANSWER frequency, urgency, dysuria,
incomplete bladder emptying sensation, blood in urine, confusion
What can hematuria (blood in the urine) indicate with UTIs? - ANSWER That the infection
is higher up
How to prevent UTIs: - ANSWER Hydration, complete entire course of abx, wipe front to
back, avoid scented things around perineal area, void after sex, dont hold urine for long
amounts of time.
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