NUR 255 final study guide with complete solutions
Acute renal failure Correct Answer--AKI -Onset: sudden -Common cause: acute tubular necrosis -Dx criteria: Acute reduction in urine output and or elevation in serum creatinine -Reversibility: potentially -Primary cause of death: infection -Most commonly, AKI follows severe, prolonged hypertension, hypovolemia, or exposure to a nephrotoxic agent. -There are increases in BUN, Creatinine and urine output can be less than 40cc/hr but can be normal. 3 causes of AKI Correct Answer-Causes: 3 Types. Pre-renal, Intra-renal Post-renal Phases of Acute renal failure Correct Answer-1. The initiation period: initial when oliguria develops, less than 400ml a day. 2. The oliguria period is an in ability to excrete fluids, regulate fluids, and excrete metabolic wastes
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