Week 8 Exit Exam: NR667 / NR 667
(Latest Update 2024 / 2025) FNP Capstone Practicum and Intensive CEA | Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Chamberlain
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- Ps of compartment syndrome
Answer:
Pain Pallor Paresthesia Paralysis Pulselessness
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S/S of Rhabdomyolysis
Answer:
dark reddish urine, decrease urine, weakness, myalgia 1 / 4
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how to test for rhabdomyolysis
Answer:
Creatine kinase (CK)
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Treatment of rhabdomyolysis
Answer:
aggressive fluid replacement to washout kidneys avoid offending agent and/or treat the cause if known
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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Answer:
caused by damage to the lumbar sacral nerve of the cauda equina
S/S: saddle anesthesia and sensory loss of the affected nerve roots
*Must check rectal tone to evaluate
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Stages of CKD
Answer:
- GFR >90 - kidney damage with normal or elevated GFR
- GFR 60-89 - kidney damage with mildly decrease GFR
- GFR 30-59 - moderate decrease in GFR
- GFR 15-29 - Severe decrease in GFR
- GFR <15 - kidney failure
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Hemodialysis
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Typically 3x weekly (3-4 hrs per day) Fluid is taken off, urea and other waste products are removed
Electrolytes adjusted during dialysis: Na, Ca, Bicarb, K
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Peritoneal Dialysis
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Administered nightly at home Patient with HF often do better with PD
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glomerulonephritis
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Inflammation of the glomerulus (filter) of the kidney *Kidney is NOT infected* Will not see WBC - Will see RBC
S/S: hematuria, foamy urine, HTN, fluid retention and edema
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Treatment of glomerulonephritis
Answer:
Hydrate Avoid nephrotoxins - treat cause if known
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Pyelonephritis
Answer:
Infection in the renal pelvis (upper UTI) May cause urosepsis if untreated Gram - bacteria WBCs present S/S: fever, chills, flank pain, n/v, CVA tenderness
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