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NSC 225 GU Exam 3 Questions and Correct
Answers
Expected urinary output infant Ans: 0.5- 2 ml/kg/hour
Expected urinary output: child Ans: Voids about 400-500 ml/day
About 15-20 ml/hour average
Expected urinary output: adolescents Ans: 800-1400 ml/day
About 30-60 ml/hour
Bladder capacity: newborn Ans: Approximately 30 ml
Bladder capacity: 1 year of age Ans: Increases to the usual adult
capacity of about 270ml
Urinary tract infections peak incidence Ans: 2-6 years of age
Urinary tract infections most common agent Ans: E. Coli
Urinary tract infections patho Ans: Urinary stasis allows bacterial
to grow rapidly once in the bladder
Decreased fluid intake causes bacteria to be more concentrated
Urinary tract infections most important host factor Ans: Urinary
stasis
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Urinary tract infections symptoms: infants Ans:
Hyper/hypothermia, diarrhea, vomiting, irritability, lethargy. Poor
feeding, foul-smelling diapers
Urinary tract infections symptoms: children Ans: Dysuria, N/V/
poor appetite, enuresis, hematuria, foul smelling urine,
frequency/urgency, mood changes, abdominal/back/flank pain
Pyelonephritis Ans: High fever, chills, abdominal pain, flank pain,
N/V, dehydration
Urinary tract infections management Ans: Oral/ Parenteral
antibiotics, increase fluid intake, education (hygiene, empty
bladder completely, take all meds) antipyretics
Vesicoureteral Reflux Ans: Retrograde flow of bladder urine into
the ureters
Occurs during bladder contraction when voiding
Can lead to HTN and scarring later in life
VUR stands for Ans: Vesicoureteral reflux
VUR primary Ans: Congenital
VUR secondary Ans: Related to other structural or functional
problems
Vesicoureteral Reflux symptoms Ans: Similar to UTI
Fever, dysuria, frequency/urgency, nocturnal, hematuria,
back/abd/flank pain
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NSC 225 GU Exam 3 Questions and Correct
Answers
Expected urinary output infant Ans: 0.5- 2 ml/kg/hour
Expected urinary output: child Ans: Voids about 400-500 ml/day
About 15-20 ml/hour average
Expected urinary output: adolescents Ans: 800-1400 ml/day
About 30-60 ml/hour
Bladder capacity: newborn Ans: Approximately 30 ml
Bladder capacity: 1 year of age Ans: Increases to the usual adult
capacity of about 270ml
Urinary tract infections peak incidence Ans: 2-6 years of age
Urinary tract infections most common agent Ans: E. Coli
Urinary tract infections patho Ans: Urinary stasis allows bacterial
to grow rapidly once in the bladder
Decreased fluid intake causes bacteria to be more concentrated
Urinary tract infections most important host factor Ans: Urinary
stasis
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Urinary tract infections symptoms: infants Ans:
Hyper/hypothermia, diarrhea, vomiting, irritability, lethargy. Poor
feeding, foul-smelling diapers
Urinary tract infections symptoms: children Ans: Dysuria, N/V/
poor appetite, enuresis, hematuria, foul smelling urine,
frequency/urgency, mood changes, abdominal/back/flank pain
Pyelonephritis Ans: High fever, chills, abdominal pain, flank pain,
N/V, dehydration
Urinary tract infections management Ans: Oral/ Parenteral
antibiotics, increase fluid intake, education (hygiene, empty
bladder completely, take all meds) antipyretics
Vesicoureteral Reflux Ans: Retrograde flow of bladder urine into
the ureters
Occurs during bladder contraction when voiding
Can lead to HTN and scarring later in life
VUR stands for Ans: Vesicoureteral reflux
VUR primary Ans: Congenital
VUR secondary Ans: Related to other structural or functional
problems
Vesicoureteral Reflux symptoms Ans: Similar to UTI
Fever, dysuria, frequency/urgency, nocturnal, hematuria,
back/abd/flank pain
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