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NU 217
Urological renal disorders
15
Nursing
Pre-School
02/21/2014

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Term
kidney function ?
Definition
  • maintain fluid / electrolyte balance
  • produce renin to regulate BP
  • Produce erythropoieten for RBC production
  • infants kidney cannot concentrate urine well
  • U. O. should be 1ml/kg/hr
Term
enuresis is ?
Definition
  • problems with urinary control
  • primary secondary nocturnal
  • R/F - hereditary trauma
  • Tmnt - reassurance, treat underlying problem, behavioral conditioning, medications (DDAVP)
Term
Urinary tract infection ?
Definition
  • bacterial infection in urinary tract
  • d/t e. Coli
  • females higher risk d/t shorter urethra
Term
urinary stasis is ?
Definition
  • incomplete bladder emptying
  • provides bacterial host
  • avoid overdistention of bladder
Term
s/s of a UTI ?
Definition
  • fever or hypothermia
  • poor feeding, vomiting, FTT
  • foul smelling urine
  • malaise
  • incontinence
  • dysuria
  • abdominal back pain
Term
s/s of pyelonephritis is ?
Definition
  • high fever
  • chills
  • back pain
  • CVA tenderness
Term
Management of a UTI ?
Definition
  • urine c&s
    • antibiotics
  • hygiene
  • avoid bubble baths
  • tight clothing
  • constipation
  • id vur
Term
Vesicoureteral reflux is ?
Definition
  • retrograde flow of urine from bladder into ureter
  • primary or secondary
  • familial
  • diagnosed by renal ultrasound and voiding cystourethrogram (vcug)
Term
Treatment of VUR ?
Definition
  • antibiotic therapy
  • more severe require surgical interventions
Term
acute glomerulonephritis is ?
Definition
  • immune response to recent streptococcal infection
  • skin
  • pharynx
  • antigen - antibody complexes become trapped in glomerular membrane causing inflammation and decreased glomerular filtration
Term
S/S of AGN ?
Definition
  • mild to moderate edema
  • irritable lethargic
  • hypertension
  • dark colored urine - hematuria
  • proteinuria
  • elevated bun, creatinine, antistreptolysin
Term
Nephrotic syndrome is ?
Definition
  • bsmt membrane of glomeruli becomes permeable to plasma proteins
  • idiopathic
  • may occur after glomerular disease
  • severe edema
  • urine - dark frothy yellow massive proteinuria
  • decreased serum protein
Term
hypospadias is ?
Definition
  • penile abnormality
  • opening is below the glans
Term
epispadias is ?
Definition
  • opening located on top of the penis
Term
wilms tumor is ?
Definition
  • nephroblastoma
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