What does the reduced perfusion of the kidney activate that causes constriction of peripheral arterioles? - Answer>>> decreasing afterload, arteriolar dilators reduce cardiac work while causing cardiac output and tissue
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What does the reduced perfusion of the kidney activate that causes constriction of peripheral arterioles? - Answer>>> decreasing afterload, arteriolar dilators reduce cardiac work while causing cardiac output and tissue perfusion to increase.
A 25 year old female is diagnosed with urinary tract obstruction. while planning care, the nurse realizes that the patient is expected to have hydronephrosis and a decreased glomerular filtration rate caused by - Answer>>> dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces proximal to a blockage
A nurse educator is orientating new nurses to a renal unit of the hospital. Which of the following teaching points should the nurse include as part of a review of normal glomerular function? - Answer>>> "Glomerular filtrate is very similar in composition to blood plasma found elsewhere in circulation."
Which functions of the clotting system are exhibited at the site of injury or inflammation? - Answer>>> prevents spread of infection
traps microorganisms
provides framework for rebuild
A child with Prader-Willi syndrome has been hospitalized. Which assessment findings does the nurse expect with this syndrome? - Answer>>> Prader-Willi syndrome is characterized by insatiable hunger that can lead to morbid obesity in childhood. Abnormal, puppetlike gait, paroxysms of inappropriate laughter, and nonverbal are characteristics seen in Angelman syndrome.
What would happen to TLC and VC of your lungs become stiff and less elasticity - Answer>>> The TLC would be lower than normal due to the fact that it cannot properly expand an exceptional amount resulting in a low amount of air that will be exerted out.
The nurse is examining an 8-year-old boy with chromosomal abnormalities. Which sign or symptom suggests the boy has Angelman syndrome? - Answer>>> Observation shows jerky ataxic movement
Angelman syndrome is characterized by jerky ataxic movements, similar to a puppet's gait. Hypotonicity is a symptom of Angelman syndrome as well as Prader Willi syndrome, and Cri-du-chat. Cleft palate is a symptom of velo-cardio-facial/DiGeorge syndrome
The stages of pathologic infection include which of the following? - Answer>>> invasion
colonization
multiplication
Which pathways activate the complement system? - Answer>>> classical
lectin
alternative
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