NURs 307: Quiz #5 -Test Questions
and All Correct Answers.
Hyponatremia: Cause - Answer *Common for people of lower income to dilute formula for
children, this leads to hyponatremia because the kid ends up not getting enough sodium intake
*Water intoxication
-AKI can cause water intoxication and hyponatremia
Nephrotic Syndrome: Manifestations - Answer -proteinuria
-hypoalbuminemia
-edema
Nephrotic syndrome is the: - Answer damage to the glomerular basement membrane, the
permeability is damaged, allowing protein to leak through
Traumatic brain injury assessment - Answer *When entering the room start questioning the
child to check for altered levels of consciousness, PERRLA, disorientation, confusion
*Expect those to range from confusion to disorientation, to comatose, keep assessing
Manifestation of post concussion syndrome - Answer *Vomiting, blurred vision, LOC (most
important changes to assess)
*sleep disturbance, school performance changes, labile mood
Amnious signs before death - Answer sporadic breathing
Early sign of hypovolemic shock - Answer tachycardia
Cushing's Triad: 3 Parts - Answer widened pressure, bradycardia, irregular respirations
*systemic HTN, bradycardia, respiratory depression
*A late sign of impending brainstem herniation
Increased intracranial pressure: manifestations - Answer *Blurred vision, double vision
-early signs: headache, vomiting, personality changes, irritability, and fatigue
, Hyperkalemia: TX - Answer Insulin, D50, Kayexalate, Albuterol
Last phase of AKI - Answer Polyuria, then goes into CKD
2nd kidney injury = - Answer CKD
Dehydration: S/S on a 14 mth old infant - Answer -sunken fontanel
-dry mucous membranes
-tachycardia
-sunken eyes
Most common cause of UTI - Answer E.coli
Urinary tract infection: Patho - Answer infectious agent enters urethra and travels up to
bladder (cystitis); if the infection enters the ureters and up to the kidney pyelonephritis has
developed
Lower UTIs are characterized by: (cystitis) - Answer -hesitancy to void
-dysuria
-freq of voiding
-urine incontinence
-fever
-vomiting
-lethargy
-painful, cloudy, odorous urine, -hematuria
Upper UTIs are characterized by: (pyelonephritis) - Answer -high fever and may lead to renal
scarring that may be associated with decreased kidney function, HTN, and renal disease over
time
-dull flank pain, nausea, vomiting
-hematuria (frank blood), abdominal pain, moderate to severe dehydration
The single most important host factor influencing the occurrence of UTI is: - Answer urinary
stasis and incomplete bladder emptying (stasis) resulting from reflux
and All Correct Answers.
Hyponatremia: Cause - Answer *Common for people of lower income to dilute formula for
children, this leads to hyponatremia because the kid ends up not getting enough sodium intake
*Water intoxication
-AKI can cause water intoxication and hyponatremia
Nephrotic Syndrome: Manifestations - Answer -proteinuria
-hypoalbuminemia
-edema
Nephrotic syndrome is the: - Answer damage to the glomerular basement membrane, the
permeability is damaged, allowing protein to leak through
Traumatic brain injury assessment - Answer *When entering the room start questioning the
child to check for altered levels of consciousness, PERRLA, disorientation, confusion
*Expect those to range from confusion to disorientation, to comatose, keep assessing
Manifestation of post concussion syndrome - Answer *Vomiting, blurred vision, LOC (most
important changes to assess)
*sleep disturbance, school performance changes, labile mood
Amnious signs before death - Answer sporadic breathing
Early sign of hypovolemic shock - Answer tachycardia
Cushing's Triad: 3 Parts - Answer widened pressure, bradycardia, irregular respirations
*systemic HTN, bradycardia, respiratory depression
*A late sign of impending brainstem herniation
Increased intracranial pressure: manifestations - Answer *Blurred vision, double vision
-early signs: headache, vomiting, personality changes, irritability, and fatigue
, Hyperkalemia: TX - Answer Insulin, D50, Kayexalate, Albuterol
Last phase of AKI - Answer Polyuria, then goes into CKD
2nd kidney injury = - Answer CKD
Dehydration: S/S on a 14 mth old infant - Answer -sunken fontanel
-dry mucous membranes
-tachycardia
-sunken eyes
Most common cause of UTI - Answer E.coli
Urinary tract infection: Patho - Answer infectious agent enters urethra and travels up to
bladder (cystitis); if the infection enters the ureters and up to the kidney pyelonephritis has
developed
Lower UTIs are characterized by: (cystitis) - Answer -hesitancy to void
-dysuria
-freq of voiding
-urine incontinence
-fever
-vomiting
-lethargy
-painful, cloudy, odorous urine, -hematuria
Upper UTIs are characterized by: (pyelonephritis) - Answer -high fever and may lead to renal
scarring that may be associated with decreased kidney function, HTN, and renal disease over
time
-dull flank pain, nausea, vomiting
-hematuria (frank blood), abdominal pain, moderate to severe dehydration
The single most important host factor influencing the occurrence of UTI is: - Answer urinary
stasis and incomplete bladder emptying (stasis) resulting from reflux
