Solutions
(Lower urinary tract) Emptying symptoms of UTI: Correct
Answers *Dysuria
*Hesitancy
*Intermittency
*Pain on urination
*Post-void dribbling (remaining of urine in the urethra after
voiding)
*Urinary retention
*Weak urinary system
(Lower urinary tract) Storage symptoms of UTI: Correct
Answers *Incontinence
*Nocturia
*Nocturnal enuresis (involuntary urination at night time)
*Urgency
*Urinary frequency
Acute interventions and health promotion for UTI: Correct
Answers *Adequate fluid intake
*Avoid bladder irritants such as caffeine, chocolate, juice, and
alcohol
*Local application of heat to suprapubic/lower back
*Taking a full course of antibiotics (adverse effects)
*Signs of the effectiveness of therapy
*Need for follow-up care
*Emptying bladder regularly
*Appropriate hygiene
,*Report signs and symptoms of recurrent UTI
Acute Pyelonephritis: Correct Answers *Inflammation of the
renal pelvis and the parenchyma
*Commonly caused by bacterial invasion
*often occurs after bacterial contamination of the urethra or an
invasive procedure of the urinary tract
*Lower urinary tract infection
Advantages of CVAD: Correct Answers *Rapid dilution of
chemotherapeutic agents
*Decreased incidence of extravasation
*Reduced venipuncture
*Additional fluids/blood products/blood sampling
Bladder cancer: Correct Answers *3 times more common in
men
*6th most common type of cancer
*Most common between 60-70 years of age
Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation: Correct Answers
*Effective and life-saving procedure
*Allogenic: donor matched to the recipient (tissue typing)
*Autologous: received their own bone marrow
*Synergic: obtaining stem cells from one identical twin
Chemotherapeutic medications may be administered by? Correct
Answers CVAD (central venous access device)
, Chemotherapy: Correct Answers *The use of chemicals as
systemic therapy for cancer
*Goal is to reduce number of malignant cancer cells in tumour
site
*Chemotherapeutic agents cannot distinguish between normal
and cancer cells
CKD (chronic kidney disease): Correct Answers *Progressive,
irreversible loss of kidney function
*Defined as a GFR <60 mL/min for 3 months or longer
*Classified as stages I-5
*Up to 80% of GFR may be lost before few changes present
*Remaining nephrons hypertrophy to compensate)
*End-stage renal disease (ESRD) a GFR <15 mL/min
*End result is a systemic disease involving every organ
Classification of cancer: staging Correct Answers *Stage 0:
cancer in situ
*Stage 1: tumour limited to the tissue of origin
*Stage 2: limited local spread
*Stage 3: extensive local and regional spread
*Stage 4: metastasis
Classification of UTI: Correct Answers *Upper UTI
*Lower UTI
*Uncomplicated
*Complicated
*Initial
*Recurrent