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Appendicitis S/S - abdominal pain, rebound tenderness, fever, increased WBCs, Rovsing's sign diagnostic tests cad - EKG, Stress test, xray Complications of turp - bleeding, clot retention, dilutional hyponatremia, retrograde ejaculation Ulcerative Colitis Treatment - 5- ASA, Steroids, immunosuppressants, biologics AV fistula assessment - Listen for Bruit, Feel for thrill BPH treatment - -Alpha blockers [relax bladder neck muscles in the prostate making urination easier]; alfuzosin (Uroxatral), doxazosin (Cardura), tamsulosin (Flomax), and silodosin (Rapaflo), -5-alpha reductase inhibitors [shrink your prostate by preventing hormonal changes that cause prostate growth]; finasteride (Proscar), dutasteride (Avodart) -TURP Cause of acute renal failure - Hypoxia or direct damage to kidney cells Cause of BPH - unknown cause of neurogenic bladder - impairment of bladder control due to brain or nerve conduction cause of sickle cell anemia - inherited abnormal hemoglobinAffected area ulcerative colitis - sigmoid causes of anemia - blood loss, low RBC production, high RBC destruction cystitis - inflammation of the bladder diagnostic test c. diff - stool sample Diagnostic tests chrons diesease - colonoscopy, stool sample Diagnostic tests for anemia - a CBC including Hgb, HCT, and RBCs - an iron test - a smear to look at RBC shape diagnostic tests heart failiure - chest xray, ekg, stress test Diagnostic tests ulcerative colitis - Sigmoidoscopy, stool sample diet for chronic renal failure - Low protein Low sodium Low Potassium Low phosphate hemodialysis - the process by which waste products are filtered directly from the patient's blood. Blood leaves body how to reduce incontinence - decrease caffeine, decrease alcohol, increase water, pelvic floor exercisesIsolation for c. diff - contact precaution lab tests chronic renal failiure - BUN/Creatinine, GFR, U/a for albumin labs for heart failure - BUN, CBC, BNP left heart failure - pulmonary edema Medication cad - statins, anticoagulation therapy, beta blockers neurogenic bladder - impairment of bladder control due to brain or nerve conduction nursing interventions CRF - Daily weight, I&O, monitor dialysis site, decreased potassium intake patient education CAD - Diet changes, smoking cessation, diabetes management