Why? What is the best treatment option to prevent this from occurring?
If J.S does not receive adequate treatment it may lead to postrenal kidney injury,
intrinsic/ intrarenal kidney injury which will affect anatom
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Why? What is the best treatment option to prevent this from occurring?
If J.S does not receive adequate treatment it may lead to postrenal kidney injury,
intrinsic/ intrarenal kidney injury which will affect anatomic areas leading to acute tubular
necrosis (ATN). Also, let’s not forget that if one kidney is affected the remaining kidney
activity will increase to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance. Obstruction of the renal pelvis
or ureters of both kidneys, of the bladder outlet, or the urethra will result in discernible
postrenal kidney disease (Banasik &Copstead, 2019). The best treatment is to ensure J.S has
the correct IV fluids, diet/nutrition, monitoring, and to finish any medication prescribed.
Dialysis may also be a treatment to recover from his injury.
• What other laboratory data besides urine output should be collected to evaluate
J. S.'s renal function?
Blood testing (creatinine, urea nitrogen phosphorus, and potassium), glomerular
filtration rate (GFR), imaging tests, or a kidney biopsy may be collected to evaluate J.S renal
function (National Kidney Foundation, n.d.).
• If J. S.’s renal function continues to be diminished without any improvement,
what could be the subsequent stages of his renal disorder?
Subsequent stages of J.S’s renal disorder if there is no improvement can lead to end
stage kidney disease as the GFR describes as, “complete loss of kidney function”. This will
occur if J.S’s condition doesn’t improve and his kidney suddenly become unable to filter waste
products from your blood. When the kidneys lose their filtering ability, dangerous levels of
wastes may accumulate, and your blood’s chemical make-up
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