Certified Nurse Dialysis Questions With Complete Solutions

Erythropoetin correct answer: a hormone produced by the kidney as a response to low 02 levels; this hormone stimulates erythrocyte production. Calcitriol correct answer: synthesized by the kidney, accelerates calcium production. ADH/ Antidiuretic hormone correct answer: Hormone produced by pituitary that enhances water reabsorption and kidney acts as a receptor for. ARF correct answer: progresses quickly, lasts less than 3 months, and there is a loss of nephron function. Usually reversible. Possibly due to trauma, infection, blockage, glomerulonephritis, or toxins. Glomerulonephritis correct answer: intrinsic or intrarenal type of ARF; dehydration, systemic infection, and trauma are all possible causes of prerenal ARF CRF correct answer: lasts more that 3 months, with GFR remaining at less than 60ml/min, blood chemistry abnormalities including elevated creatinine and BUN levels, and renal ultrasound results that exhibit a smaller than normal kidney. Caused by diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus, and hypertension.