Ati renal exam flashcard Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Serum creatinine - Produced due to protein and muscle breakdown Serum creatinine - This will be elevated in the event of kidney disease. Kidney function loss has to be at least 50%. BUN - Blood urea nitrogen. Results from breakdown of protein in the liver BUN - Factors that affect this are: - dehydration - infection - chemotherapy - steroid therapy - reabsorption of blood in the liver from damaged tissue Urinalysis - Collection of early morning specimen provides a more concentra...

A 55 year old male patient is admitted with a massive GI bleed. The patient is at risk for what type of acute kidney injury? a) post-renal b) intra-renal c) pre-renal d) intrinsic renal - c) pre-renal A 50 year old female is admitted to the ED with a diagnosis of acute MI. She tells the nurse, "I'm scared, I think I'm going to die." Which of the following responses by the nurse would be most appropriate? a) Everything is going to be fine. We'll take good care of you." b) "I know what yo...