Exam 29: Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function

While turning a patient with chronic renal failure,which principle should the nurse recall? Bone fractures are a risk factor in chronic renal failure because:

A 27-year-old male has a severe kidney obstruction leading to removal of the affected kidney.Which of the following would the nurse expect to occur?

A 42-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident during which he loses a lot of blood.The nurse realizes he is in acute renal failure caused by:

A 55-year-old male presents reporting urinary retention.Tests reveal that he has a lower urinary tract obstruction.Which of the following is of most concern to the nurse?

A 56-year-old male presents with flank pain and polyuria.Tests reveal that he has an enlarged prostate.Which of the following types of renal failure should the nurse monitor for as it is the most likely to occur?

A 30-year-old male is demonstrating hematuria with red blood cell casts and proteinuria exceeding 3 to 5 g/day,with albumin being the major protein.The most probable diagnosis the nurse will see documented on the chart is:

A 75-year-old male reports to his primary care provider loss of urine with cough,sneezing,or laughing.Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis the nurse will observe on the chart?

While planning care for a patient who has acute pyelonephritis.A nurse recalls the most common condition associated with the development of acute pyelonephritis is:

A 19-year-old female was involved in a motor vehicle accident during which she sustained a closed head injury.She is now experiencing detrusor sphincter dyssynergia.Which of the following is the most beneficial medication treatment?

A 35-year-old male received a traumatic brain injury in a motor vehicle accident.CT scan revealed a lesion above the pontine micturition center.Which of the following would the nurse expect?