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NR 283 EXAM 7 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What are these clinical manifestations for?
Polyurea
Lethargy
Oliguria
Uremia
Fluids, electrolytes and wastes are retained in the body
Anuria
Chronic Kidney Disease
What is the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) for CKD stage 5/ end stage renal
disease?
15 ml/min or less
What do these cause?
Nephrotoxins
Ischemia
Pyelonephritis
Hypo perfusion
Hypotension
Severe circulatory shock
Heart Failure
Mechanical obstructions
Pre renal AKI
Calculi, blood clots and tumors are mechanical obstructions that block urine
flow beyond the kidneys cause what?
Acute renal failure
Drugs, chemicals and toxins that cause tubule necrosis and obstruction of
blood flow is termed as?
Nephrotoxins
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What is a normal reading of a specific gravity in urine for someone who
is hydrated?
1.30
If a patient came in dehydrated, what would you expect their specific gravity to
be in their urine?
1.035 or higher
What hormone is produced by the renal system when there is high
hypertension?
Renin-blocking drugs (beta-adrenergic blocking drugs)
When a patient has a bladder tumor, they are most likely to have what kind of
acute renal injury?
Post renal, this can be caused by a mechanical obstruction
Patients with obstruction of the renal artery causing renal ischemia exhibit
hypertension. What is one factor that may contribute to hypertension?
Increased renin release
People who have to have dialysis have a lack of _______.
Erythropoiten
Why do patients receive erythropoietin during dialysis?
Increase hemoglobin levels in patients with ESRD and anemia
During an assessment with a patient with renal insufficiency, the nurse asks
specifically about a history of what?
Hypertension
These are causes of what?
H. pylori
An inadequate blood supply
Vasoconstriction caused by stress, smoking, or shock
Excessive glucocorticoid secretion or medication
Ulcerogenic substances that break down the mucus layer (aspirin, NSAIDs,
alcohol)
Increased acid-pepsin secretions
Atrophy of the gastric mucosa
Peptic ulcer disease
What kind of ulcerogenic substances break down the mucus layer that can
cause peptic ulcer disease?
NR 283 EXAM 7 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What are these clinical manifestations for?
Polyurea
Lethargy
Oliguria
Uremia
Fluids, electrolytes and wastes are retained in the body
Anuria
Chronic Kidney Disease
What is the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) for CKD stage 5/ end stage renal
disease?
15 ml/min or less
What do these cause?
Nephrotoxins
Ischemia
Pyelonephritis
Hypo perfusion
Hypotension
Severe circulatory shock
Heart Failure
Mechanical obstructions
Pre renal AKI
Calculi, blood clots and tumors are mechanical obstructions that block urine
flow beyond the kidneys cause what?
Acute renal failure
Drugs, chemicals and toxins that cause tubule necrosis and obstruction of
blood flow is termed as?
Nephrotoxins
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What is a normal reading of a specific gravity in urine for someone who
is hydrated?
1.30
If a patient came in dehydrated, what would you expect their specific gravity to
be in their urine?
1.035 or higher
What hormone is produced by the renal system when there is high
hypertension?
Renin-blocking drugs (beta-adrenergic blocking drugs)
When a patient has a bladder tumor, they are most likely to have what kind of
acute renal injury?
Post renal, this can be caused by a mechanical obstruction
Patients with obstruction of the renal artery causing renal ischemia exhibit
hypertension. What is one factor that may contribute to hypertension?
Increased renin release
People who have to have dialysis have a lack of _______.
Erythropoiten
Why do patients receive erythropoietin during dialysis?
Increase hemoglobin levels in patients with ESRD and anemia
During an assessment with a patient with renal insufficiency, the nurse asks
specifically about a history of what?
Hypertension
These are causes of what?
H. pylori
An inadequate blood supply
Vasoconstriction caused by stress, smoking, or shock
Excessive glucocorticoid secretion or medication
Ulcerogenic substances that break down the mucus layer (aspirin, NSAIDs,
alcohol)
Increased acid-pepsin secretions
Atrophy of the gastric mucosa
Peptic ulcer disease
What kind of ulcerogenic substances break down the mucus layer that can
cause peptic ulcer disease?
