Exam 2 Complex Adult Health (A+ Guaranteed)

What is pulsus paradoxus? correct answers decrease in >10mmHG in systole during inspiration Diuretics put a patient at risk for _________________ imbalance. correct answers electrolyte What is Chovstek's sign? correct answers sign of hypocalcemia. facial mm spasm when you tap in front of pt's ear. What is Trousseau's sign? correct answers BP cuff inflated and causes a carpal spasm. sign of hypocalcemia. How is urine sodium affected by poor kidney perfusion? correct answers it decreases What is creatinine clearance? correct answers the amount of blood cleared of creatinine in 1 minute, indicator of renal function How is serum creatinine affected by kidney damage? correct answers serum creatinine concentration rises with kidney damage What is a KUB? correct answers x-ray of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder What can a KUB detect that makes it a helpful diagnostic study for renal disorders? correct answers detects renal calculi What can an intravenous pyelography detect? correct answers detects anatomical abnormalities What does a retrograde pyelography do? correct answers assesses renal size, ureteral obstruction, and tumors What does a antegrade pyelography do? correct answers distinguishes cysts from hydronephrosis What does an ultrasonography do? correct answers 1. measures dimension of kidneys 2. evaluates mass lesions 3. evaluates hydronephrosis What does a renal angiography do? correct answers evaluates renal blood flow What does a ultrasonography do? correct answers 1. measures dimensions of kidneys 2. evaluates mass lesions 3. evaluates hydronephrosis What is the hallmark sign for acute kidney injury? correct answers decreased glomerular filtration rate and azotemia What is oliguria? correct answers Less than 500 cc of urine in 24 hours