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These are stones are most common cause of upper urinary tract obstructions?
Urinary Calculi
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What is lithiasis?
Stone formation
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70% - 80% of stones are composed of___?
Calcium
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This is a severe flank pain on the affcted side, that develops when a stone obstructs the urter causing ureteral spasms?
Renal Colic
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What is the name of th presenting sign in 75% of urinary tract tumors?
Painless Hematuria
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The expanding prostatic tissue compressing the urethra & causing partial or complete obstruction of the outflow of urine from the urinary bladder is caused by what?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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What should the RN do to monitor if a patient is hemorrhaging after a hysterectomy?
Keeping a pad count & assessing abdominal dressings
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What is the treatment of choice for syphilis?
- Penicillin - IM in a single dose
- unless allergic, then doxycycline or tetracycline is given for 28 days
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Where do majority of urinary calculi originate?
Kidneys
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What size calculi stone is able to pass on its own, not requiring a more invasive approach?
<4mm
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What are the majority type of kidney stones?
Calcium phosphate/ Struvite Stones
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What type of kidney stones are only made up of about 5-10% of population?
Urica acid &/or Cystine stones
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These types of kidney stones are usually associated with a genetic defect?
Cystine stones
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What is the urine goal output of someone with kidney stones?
2000 mL/ 24hr
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What types of foods should be increased for someone with calcium stones?
Foods that acidify urine - beans, Chocolate, Beer, Smoked fish, caffeine
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What types of foods should be increased with uric acid stones?
Alkaline foods- Sardines, beef liver, vinicin, veal & duck
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What is the common cause of UTI for adult men?
BPH - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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When a patient is taking an Alpha-adrenergic antagonist, what should be monitored closely? Why?
Blood Pressure- it can be reduced by this medication
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What type of medications are used to relax the smooth muscles of the prostate?
- Alpha-adrenergic antagonist
- (Flomax) (Cardura) (Hytrin)
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What STD's are NOT curable? (select all that apply)
A- Syphilis
B- Gonorrhea
C- Genital Herpes
D- Genital Warts
- C- Genital Herpes
- D- Genital Warts
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What STD's are curible with appropriate treatments? (select all that apply)
A- Gonorrhea
B- Genital Warts
C- Syphilis
D- Genital Warts
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This disease is known as " the clap"
Gonorrhea
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This is known as the most common infectious genitial infection in the US, and conisdered an epidemic?
Genital Warts
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This is a genital infection that is usually asymptomatic until advanced stages?
Gonorrhea
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This genitial infection is a complex systemic infection that infects almost any body tissue or organ, can also cause blindness, paralysis, or death?
Syphilis
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The RN istalking with a 68yr old, male patient who is a smoker, and a history of occupational exposure to toxic chemicals. Because of the risk of bladder cancer, the nurse should be concerned about which urinary complaint?
Painless Hematuria
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