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The nurse is caring for a client in the oliguric phase of
acute renal failure who has a 24-hour fluid output of 200
mL emesis and 125 mL urine. Which of the following
amounts in mL should the nurse plan a fluid replacement
for the following day?
a. 700 mL
b. 400 mL
c. 1400 mL
d. 925 mL - ....ANSWER...d. 925 mL (output +600 ml)
The nurse is caring for a client with diabetes who has been
admitted with pneumonia and is prescribed gentamicin 60
mg IV q12h. The nurse knows that aminoglycosides are
,nephrotoxic and knows that which of the following results
will indicate kidney damage.
a. Elevated sodium levels.
b. Decreased serum potassium.
c. Increased estimated glomerular filtration rate.
d. Elevated creatinine level. - ....ANSWER...d. Elevated
creatinine level.
The nurse is caring for a client with acute kidney injury
who is dehydrated with symptoms of oliguria, anemia, and
hyperkalemia. Which of the following presccribed actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Give sodium polystyrene sulfonate.
b. Insert a urinary retention catheter.
c. Administration an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent
(ESA).
d. Place the client on a cardiac monitor. - ....ANSWER...d.
Place the client on a cardiac monitor.
,A patient with severe heart failure develops elevated blood
urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels. The nurse
knows that which of the following interventions would be
most effective in preventing acute kidney injury.
a. Administering beta blokers.
b. Treating hypertension.
c. Maintaining cardiac output.
d. Initiating fluid restrictions. - ....ANSWER...c.
Maintaining cardiac output.
The nurse is reviewing the chart on a client with an acute
kidney injury secondary to dehydration. The nurse knows
to report which of the following to the health care
provider?
a. Urine output over an 8-hour period is 2500 mL.
b. The glomerular filtration rate is <30 mL/min/1.73m2.
(ref range 60 mL/min/1.73m2).
c. The creatinine level is 186 umol/L. (ref range 49-93
umol/L).
, d. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level is 23.1 mmol/L. (ref
range 2.1-8 mmol/L). - ....ANSWER...a. Urine output over
an 8-hour period is 2500 mL.
Pre-renal failure, regardless of the specific cause, has a
single common etiologic factor which is:
a. Narrowing of the afferent arterioles.
b. Reduction in renal perfusion.
c. Decreased effect of aldosterone and antidiuretic
hormone.
d. Inactivation of the renal auto-regulatory mechanisms. -
....ANSWER...b. Reduction in renal perfusion.
Which of the following assessments should the nurse
complete before administering sodium polystyrene
sulphonate (Kayexolate) to a client with hyperkalemia?
a. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine.
b. Client's bowel sounds.
c. Level of consciousness (LOC).