Exam 40: Urologic Disorders

The nurse is aware that if a ureter is blocked by a kidney stone,the urine backs up into the kidney causing _________________.

The patient who has cystitis has been told to drink at least 30 ml for each kilogram of body weight.Her weight is 154 pounds.The nurse instructs the patient to drink:

The patient with chronic renal failure who is to begin renal dialysis treatment asks for advice about which type of dialysis would be best.The patient is considering peritoneal dialysis because it is less expensive and has fewer dietary and fluid restrictions.The nurse's best advice is that peritoneal dialysis:

When the nurse reads the serum calcium laboratory report of 4.2 mEq/L the nurse would anticipate the patient to exhibit:

The nurse assesses a Grey Turner sign in a patient who was admitted 2 days earlier after an automobile accident.This finding indicates:

When the nurse caring for a patient with an atrioventricular (AV)fistula in the forearm assesses that a trill is absent when palpating the venous side of the fistula,the nurse should:

The home health patient who has cystitis has been placed on the drug,phenazopyridine (Pyridium),and should be cautioned about:

When the female patient complains of a very painful urethritis,the home health care nurse questions the patient about the use of:

The nurse,in planning the care for an older adult patient,takes into consideration the changes in kidney function,which are related to age.These changes are:

Before discharge,the nurse teaches a patient who has had a lithotripsy that he should:

The nurse is aware that if the kidney is adequately functioning,the osmolality of the urine will be:

The nurse caring for a patient with a Foley catheter will include implementations for the nursing diagnosis risk for infection,such as:

The patient on dialysis asks why he is receiving aluminum hydroxide gel (Amphojel),a phosphate binder,for his renal disorder.The nurse explains that Amphojel will:

The nurse becomes alarmed when the patient on dialysis who is taking gentamicin (Garamycin)says:

The nurse who is performing frequent catheterizations for residual urine has a concern related to the potential for:

The nurse recognizes that the patient with renal failure has entered the oliguric stage when:

Because recurrence of renal calculi is likely,the patient must:

A family member of a patient who has returned to the special unit after renal transplantation is alarmed by blood in the urine of the patient.The nurse's best explanation would be that the hematuria is:

The major risk of peritoneal dialysis is _____________.

The nurse caring for a patient with acute glomerulonephritis is aware that the inflammation of the capillary loops in the glomeruli leads to: