2026 BSN 266 Nightingale College
Terms in this set (17)
oliguria scanty production of urine
anuria absence of urine
is a temporary treatment for patients with acute renal
Continous venovenous
failure who are unable to tolerate hemodialysis and
Hemodialysis (CVVHD)
are unstable.
Etiology the study of the causes of diseases
blood urea nitrogen blood test that measures the amount of urea in the
(BUN) blood
Hypovolemia (dehydration, hemorrhage, diarrhea,
vomiting, excessive diuresis, hypoalbuminemia, and
burns)
Decreased cardiac output (cardiac dysrhythmias,
cardiogenic shock, heart failure, and myocardial
Prerenal Causes of AKI infarction)
Decreased peripheral vascular resistance
(anaphylaxis, neurologic injury, and septic shock)
Decreased renal vascular blood flow (bilateral renal
vein thrombosis and hepatorenal syndrome)
Renal artery thrombosis