kidney and urinary

The nurse is preparing an education program on risk factors for kidney disorders. Which of the following risk factors would be inappropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching program

Hypotension

A client presents at the testing center for an intravenous pyelogram. What question should the nurse ask to ensure the safety of the client

"Do you have any allergies?

The nurse is reviewing the results of a client's renal function study. The nurse understands that which value represent a normal BUN-to-creatinine ratio

10:1

A nurse is completing a health history on a 62-year-old male client reporting urinary urgency, frequency, and nocturia. The client has no past medical issues. The nurse would anticipate which prescription for this client

A portable bladder ultrasound is prescribed

Which of the following diagnostic tests would the nurse expect to be ordered to determine the details of the arterial supply to the kidneys?

Angiography

The nurse is providing care to a client who has had a renal biopsy. The nurse would need to be alert for signs and symptoms of which of the following?

Bleeding

A creatinine clearance test has been ordered. The nurse prepares to

Collect the client's urine for 24 hours

The client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis. Which clinical manifestations would the nurse expect to find?

Costovertebral angle tenderness

A patient is being seen in the clinic for possible kidney disease. What major sensitive indicator of kidney disease does the nurse anticipate the patient will be tested for?

Creatinine clearance level

When diagnostic testing reveals renal glycosuria, the nurse should recognize the need for the client to be assessed for what health problem

Diabetes mellitus

When diagnostic testing reveals renal glycosuria, the nurse should recognize the need for the client to be assessed for what health problem?

Diabetes mellitus

Which substance stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells?

Erythropoietin

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory test results of a client with renal disease. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find?

Increased serum creatinine

A client reports urinary frequency, urgency, and dysuria. Which of the following would the nurse most likely suspect?

Infection

The nurse observes that the client's urine is orange. Which additional assessment would be important for this client?

Intake of medication such as phenazopyridine hydrochloride

Urine specific gravity is a measurement of the kidney's ability to concentrate and excrete urine. Specific gravity compares the density of urine to the density of distilled water. Which is an example of how urine concentration is affected?

On a hot day, a person who is perspiring profusely and taking little fluid has low urine output with a high specific gravity.

Retention of which electrolyte is the most life-threatening effect of renal failure

Potassium

hich of the following hormones is secreted by the juxtaglomerular apparatus?

Renin

The nurse is preparing the procedure room for a client who will undergo an intravenous pyelogram. Which item(s) should the nurse include?

Suction equipment

Which nursing assessment finding indicates the client has not met expected outcomes

The client voids 75 cc four hours post cystoscopy

A group of students is reviewing for a test on the urinary and renal system. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which of the following as part of the upper urinary tract?

Ureters

An older adult's most recent laboratory findings indicate a decrease in creatinine clearance. When performing an assessment related to potential causes, the nurse should:

confirm all of the medications and supplements normally taken.

A client is experiencing some renal secretion abnormalities, for which diagnostics are being performed. Which substance is typically reabsorbed in urine

glucose

the term used to describe total urine output less than 0.5 mL/kg/hour i

oliguria.

A client presents to the emergency department complaining of a dull, constant ache along the right costovertebral angle along with nausea and vomiting. The most likely cause of the client's symptoms is:

renal calculi