What Should the Initial Assessment of a Patient That Just

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Multiple Choice

What should the initial assessment of a patient that just returned from surgery for the creation of an Indiana pouch include?

• A) Drainage of urine from the Penrose drain at the operative site
• B) Condition and color of the stoma
• C) Appearance of mucus in the urine
• D) Copious and odorous urine drainage from the incision

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Definitions:

Afferent Arteriole

A small artery that leads toward the capillaries of the glomerulus in the kidney, playing a key role in the filtration of blood.

Efferent Arteriole

A small blood vessel that carries blood away from the glomerulus of the kidney to the peritubular capillaries, playing a key role in regulating blood pressure and filtration rate in the kidney.

Renal Vein

A vein that carries purified blood away from the kidneys back to the heart.

Nucleic Acid Metabolism

The set of biochemical processes responsible for the synthesis, degradation, and regulation of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) in living organisms.