Exam 40: Urologic Disorders

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

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

When the 16-year-old patient with acute glomerulonephritis complains of boredom with bedrest and asks when he can become more active,the nurse states that bedrest will continue until:

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

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: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse explains that the autoimmune disease of acute glomerulonephritis is most usually caused by:

Because the urine test for ___________ is not influenced by diet,hydration,or liver function,it is a good measurement of renal function:

The nurse caring for a patient with a Foley catheter will include implementations for the nursing diagnosis risk for infection,such as: (Select all that apply.)

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:

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

The nurse explains to a 10-year-old boy who wants to give his kidney to his grandfather that kidney donors must be at least how many years old?

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 nurse is collecting data from a hospital patient who has been admitted with pyelonephritis.He is acutely ill with a high fever,chills,nausea,and vomiting.He also has severe pain in the flank area.The primary goal of his treatment is to:

When the nurse reads the serum calcium laboratory report of 4.2 mEq/L the nurse would anticipate the patient to exhibit: (Select all that apply.)

When the patient comes to the medical clinic with complaints of urgency,frequency,pain in the area of the symphysis pubis,and dark cloudy urine,the nurse suspects that this patient has:

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

The patient has a nephrostomy tube that has been inserted because of an obstruction in the ureter.Special precautions in the care of the nephrostomy tube include:

The nurse caring for a patient after urinary diversion surgery will add the postoperative assessments of:

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