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| Mrs M's renal failure is primarily due to: | acute tubular necrosis |
| The most significant sign of acute renal failure is: | decreased urine output |
| Mrs M's BUN is elevated. This is probably due to: | reduction of renal blood flow |
| Mrs M's K+ level is elevated. The Doc orders sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) because it: | exchanges sodium for potassium ions in the colon |
| If Mrs M's potassium level continues to rise, you'd prepare for which of the following emergencies? | cardiac arrest |
| A high-carbohydrate, low-protein diet is ordered for Mrs M because carbohydrates: | prevent ketosis |
| Mrs M asks you why she can't have more protien in her diet. You base your response on your knowledge that a low-protein diet lessons: | protein breakdown |
| You tell Mrs M that the proteins she does eat should be of high biologic value, including: | eggs, red meat, and poultry |
| Mrs M's blood K+ level is elevated again. When she asks for a snack what would you give her? | a gelatin dessert |
| Mrs M is on a 24-hour fluid restriction of 500ml plus an amount of fluid equal to her total urine output. Yesterday her output was 150ml, so whe's allowed 650 ml in 24 hours. Over 8 hours you will give her:: | give the fluid allowance for the shift in small amounts throughout the shift |
| Even though his wife received prompt treatment, Mr M is anxious about his wife's recovery. Which of the following best describes her prognosis: | very good |
| An external cannula is inserted into Mrs M's forearm for hemodialysis. Which of the following measures would you avoid? | injecting heparin into the cannula each shift |
