NSG 5003 WEEK 6 QUIZ
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NSG 5003 WEEK 6 QUIZ-Nephralgia - Kidney and renal pain When is kidney and renal pain generally felt at? - at costovertebral angle and recorded as CVA tenderness or flank pain Pain manifestation... s of kidney disease - Due to distention/inflammation of the renal capsule; has a dull, constant character Pain transmitted to T10 and L1 by sympathetic afferent neurons; may be felt throughout dermatomes (area of skin innervated by a specific spinal cord segment) Cystic kidney diseases - Genetically transmitted renal disorder resulting in fluid-filled cysts that can expand and disrupt urine formation and flow; may be localized to one area or affect both kidneys Renal Cell Carcinoma - Asymptomatic until advanced CVA tenderness, hematuria, palpable mass Staging system: I-IV Treatment: nephrectomy Nephroblastoma (Wilms Tumor) - Most common kidney cancer in children Infection of the kidney: Pyelonephritis - Most common: ascending infection from the lower urinary tract UTI Acute Pyelonephritis - Infection of renal pelvis/parenchyma usually from ascending UTI Clinical manifestations of acute pyelonephritis - CVA tenderness (classic sign) accompanied by fever, chills, N/V, anorexia, which increases fever-induced dehydration Obstructive processes cause? - Urine stasis [Show More]
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