Exam #3 Renal New Update 2023-Graded A+

Exam #3 Renal New Update 2023-Graded A+ Normal urinary creatanine levels? - CORRECT ANSWER Normal: 75-125 The normal urinary creatanine clearance level begins to decrease at what age? - CORRECT ANSWER Decreases at 40 years of age. What is the normal GFR? - CORRECT ANSWER A normal is 90, but the ideal is 100. The normal serum creatanine level? - CORRECT ANSWER Normal: .5-1.2 What is the normal CASTS in the urine? - CORRECT ANSWER Normal: None to Slight What affects the urine electrolytes? - CORRECT ANSWER The GFR, food you eat, blood flow, medications, and many other things. Where is Kidney pain referred to? - CORRECT ANSWER The Costo-vertebral angle (CVA) (aka. Flank pain) Dark urine indicates (think specific gravity) - CORRECT ANSWER An elevated specific gravity What percent of the people that die in the hospital die from kidney failure? - CORRECT ANSWER 50% 30% of ICU patients have renal failure and 75% of the die. (Holy poop on a stick that's high!) Azotemia and Uremia (Uremic Syndrome) share a definition... what is it? - CORRECT ANSWER Buildup of nitrogen wastes in the blood caused by low GFR How do Azotemia and Uremia (Uremic Syndrome) differ? - CORRECT ANSWER Both have elevated BUN and createnine... but Azotemia has no symptoms. What are the symptoms of Azotemia and Uremia? - CORRECT ANSWER Azotemis: None Uremia: Fatigue, Anorexia, Nausea and Vomiting Puritis, Confusion, Lethargy Acute Kidney Failure: What is Prerenal Kidney Failure? - CORRECT ANSWER Conditions that originate outside the kidney that lead to poor perfusion. (i.e. Low blood pressure) Acute Kidney Failure: What is intrarenal kidney failure? - CORRECT ANSWER Problems inside the kidney that cause tubular damage.