Test 5 (Ch. 18&8 Flashcards
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Treatment for Acute Renal Failure include:
Due to the high mortality rate, the major concern of Treatment is to identify and correct the cause
Reverse the primary problem as quickly as possible
Restrict Fluid Intake (Reduce strain on the Kidneys)
Monitor Fluid Intake and Output
Dialysis (Usually continued for 1 - 2 Weeks)
X-ray of the Urinary Tract
Contrast material is introduced directly into the Bladder and Ureters through a Cystoscope
Retrograde Pyelogram
What is the most important factor in determining prognosis?
Tumor Thickness (measured in millimeters)
The Most Common Causative Agent is:
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
Inflammation of the Urinary Bladder is called?
Most Common Site of the UTI
Cystitis
What represent 50% of the Cancers diagnosed in the U.S?
Skin Cancers
True or False
Women are far more susceptible to Ascending Urinary Tract Infections than men due to the fact that the Urethra is shorter
TRUE
Abnormal Constituents (Present in Significant Quantities) GLUCOSE AND KETONES:
Indicates when diabetes mellitus is not well controlled
What are The “ABCD” Signs That a Mole or Nevus May be a Melanoma.
Change in Appearance: “Area of the mole is increased”
Change in Border
Change in Color
Increase in Diameter
Directly introduce bacteria into the Bladder
Cystoscopy
A protective barrier between the Bladder’s Epithelium and Bacteria is called?
Mucin
Signs and symptoms of Pyelonephritis include:
Pyuria: Numerous pus filled Abscesses frequently form and rupture
Bacteruria, Hematuria and Proteinuria
Fever and Chills
Flank or lower back pain
Associated with inflammation and stretching of the Renal Capsule
Frequency or Dysuria: Usually originates as an Ascending Infection
Patients taking the above medications should increase their Fluid Intake to reduce the risk of ____________
Kidney damage
Related to Sun Exposure (UV light)
Malignant Melanoma (Severe, blistering sunburns in early childhood and intense, intermittent sun exposures)
Prostate fluid has antimicrobial properties that would function to do what?
protect the Male’s Urethra from colonization
Inherited disease
Disorder in which normal renal tissue is replaced by grapelike fluid-filled Cysts, causing them to become hugely distended
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Skin cancers that are typically associated with total cumulative UV exposure are?
Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Diagnostic Tests for Pyelonephritis are:
History & Physical: Note some Tenderness during palpation of abdominal or lumbar regions
Urinalysis with C&S: Presence of bacteria, pus, protein and blood
Urinary (WBC) Casts indicate Pyelonephritis
Not always present in the urine
X-rays: Reveal Hydronephrosis - Enlarged Kidneys
Where does malignant Melanoma originate from?
Melanocytes of the base layer of the Epidermis or from a Nevus (Mole)
Due to an initial change in bicarbonate ion levels
Associated with Renal Failure, Shock, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Severe Diarrhea. ___________
Metabolic Acidosis
ANTIBODY LEVELS:
A low titer is common in most people since ___________
Stretococcal infection is common
Microscopic Molds of the Tubules are called:
Casts
Elderly and Postmenopausal Women appear to produce
Less Mucin
Malignant Melanoma grow quickly and metastasize first to the regional __________
Lymph Nodes