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concept of nursing 1
Overview of Acute Kidney Injury
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Order the pathophysiological process of postrenal acute kidney injury. 1 | Bilateral ureteral obstruction |
| Order the pathophysiological process of postrenal acute kidney injury. 2 | Kidney dilation |
| Order the pathophysiological process of postrenal acute kidney injury. 3 | Increase in hydrostatic pressure and tubular blockage |
| Order the pathophysiological process of postrenal acute kidney injury. 4 | Decline in kidney function |
| Order the pathophysiological process of postrenal acute kidney injury. 5 | Tubular atrophy and irreversible kidney fibrosis |
| The nurse can identify that which patients are at risk of developing AKI due to intrarenal causes? | - A patient receiving treatment with aminoglycosides - A patient undergoing an MRI with contrast of the brain - A patient admitted for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus |
| The nurse knows that a patient with AKI who has been unable to produce urine for 12 hours would be in which stage of AKI? | Failure |
| A nurse is caring for a patient with AKI that has had 250mL/day urine output for a number of months and BUN as well as creatinine levels have remained elevated. Which outcome would the nurse expect for this patient based on their symptoms? | Onset of chronic kidney disease |
| A patient presents with low urine output and a history of low blood pressure. The nurse suspects that the patient’s acute kidney injury (AKI) is due to which kind of cause? | Prerenal |
| When the nurse began care for a patient with acute kidney injury (AKI), the nurse noted a patient urinary output of 3 L/day, but over the course of a few days this output lowered. | -- |
| The nurse suspects that the patient has begun the recovery phase of AKI if which manifestations are also present? | - Decreased serum creatinine levels- Increased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) - Decreased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels |