NURSING NUR 265 (NUR265)

1. Discuss causes of prerenal, intrarenal, and postrenal AKI. Prerenal:  Infection  Dehydration  Severe burns  Vascular obstruction  Blood loss  Fluid loss  Decreased cardiac output  Renal artery stenosis Intrarenal:  Pyelonephritis  Bleeding within the kidney  Inflammation  Systemic infections  Lupus  Vasculitis  Ischemia in the kidney tissue  Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

NUR 265 Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing Complex Elimination Renal: Acute Kidney Injury- Abrupt loss of kidney function. It can happen in hours to days, Pathophysiology: Fluid and electrolyte imbalances occur. Labs and Diagnostics: GFR decreases. (90-120ml/min) Creatinine increase. (0.5-1.2mg/dl) protein breakdown. BUN increase. (10-20mg/dl) Hemoglobin- 12-18 Hematocrit- 37- 52 3 Types: Pre-Renal Causes: (Hypotension) The issue is before the kidney. (Impaired renal perfusion) Blood or fluid los...

NUR 265 Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing Complex Elimination Renal: Acute Kidney Injury- Abrupt loss of kidney function. It can happen in hours to days, Pathophysiology: Fluid and electrolyte imbalances occur. Labs and Diagnostics: GFR decreases. (90-120ml/min) Creatinine increase. (0.5-1.2mg/dl) protein breakdown. BUN increase. (10-20mg/dl) Hemoglobin- 12-18 Hematocrit- 37- 52 3 Types: Pre-Renal Causes: (Hypotension) The issue is before the kidney. (Impaired renal perfusion) Blood or fluid los...

D.G. 57 years old, is admitted to your unit for observation from the emergency department (ED) with the diagnosis of cirrhosis with possible hepatic encephalopathy. He is lethargic, appears cachectic, and is mildly combative when aroused. He is jaundiced, with a notably distended abdomen. He is receiving an IV infusion of D5 ½ NS. 1. Briefly discuss the pathophysiology of cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is late stage scarring of the liver tissue. It can be cause by multiple things such as hepatitis ...

G.S., a 36-year-old secretary, was involved in a motor vehicle accident; a car drifted left of center and struck G.S. head-on, pinning her behind the steering wheel. She was intubated immediately after extrication and flown to your trauma center. Her injuries were found to be extensive: bilateral flail chest, torn innominate artery, right hemo/pneumothorax, fractured spleen, multiple small liver lacerations, compound fractures of both legs, and probable cardiac contusion. She was taken to th...

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The nurse is working in the emergency department (ED) is admitting a client who has sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) following a motor vehicle crash. It is priority for the nurse to notify the primary healthcare provider (PHCP) in the client: 0. Hemorrhage may occur as part of the primary injury and begin at the moment of impact. Warfarin is a blood thinner and the patient may bleed out if they have a hematoma (a collection of blood)The charge nurse is observing a newly hired nurse care ...

See Announcement posted day 7 of week 1 for groups assigned. Group 1 Scenario: T.M. is 50-year-old male patient who came in to the emergency department with complaints of chest pain developing while shoveling snow this am. He is accompanied by his wife, who reports he became ill while outside working to remove snow on their driveway. T.M. states his pain level is an 8 on a scale of 0 – 10 and reports he feels heavy pressure in the center of his chest. Upon assessment, he denies pain radi...