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1. What is acute glomerulonephritis?
Answer: Inflammation of the glomerulus
2. What would be present in the urine if a patient has
acute glomerulonephritis?
Answer: Blood and protein
3. What can acute glomerulonephritis be caused by?
Answer: Strep
4. What is a form of treatment for acute
glomerulonephritis?
Answer: Antibiotics, diuretics, antihypertensives
5. What does the urine specific gravity look like on a
patient with acute glomerulonephritis?
Answer: High
6. What does the urine present as in a patient who has
acute glomerulonephritis?
Answer: Coca-cola, brown looking
,7. What is nephrotic syndrome?
Answer: A kidney disorder that causes the body to
excrete too much protein in the urine
8. What is a sign/symptom of nephrotic syndrome?
Answer: Peripheral edema, weight gain
9. What is a form of treatment for a patient with
nephrotic syndrome?
Answer: Corticosteroids (Prednisone), 25% albumin
10. What do we monitor in a patient with nephrotic
syndrome?
Answer: Weight, intake/output
11. What is a concern we have with patients who have
nephrotic syndrome and are taking corticosteroids?
Answer: Infection prevention (immune system
suppression)
12. What is enuresis?
Answer: Difficulty with urinary control (bed wetting)
13. What type of test is done on a patient with
enuresis?
Answer: Bladder function test
, 14. What do we evaluate in a patient with enuresis?
Answer: History
15. What is a form of treatment in patients with
enuresis?
Answer: Pelvic floor exercise
16. What type of medication can be given to a patient
with enuresis?
Answer: Desmopressin (DDAVP)
17. What is a UTI?
Answer: Infection of urethra, bladder, or kidney (typically
ascending infection)
18. What type of bacteria typically causes a UTI?
Answer: E. coli
19. Why are UTIs more present in females?
Answer: Shorter urethra
20. What are signs and symptoms of a patient under 2
that has a UTI?
Answer: Poor feeding, vomiting, fever
21. What are signs and symptoms of a patient who has a
UTI and is over 2?
Answer: Frequent urination, cloudy, foul-smelling urine