The Nurse Is Caring for Five Clients on the Medical-Surgical

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for five clients on the medical-surgical unit.Which clients would the nurse consider to be at risk for post-renal acute kidney injury (AKI) ? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Man with prostate cancer
• B) Woman with blood clots in the urinary tract
• C) Client with ureterolithiasis
• D) Firefighter with severe burns
• E) Young woman with lupus

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Definitions:

Estrogen

A group of steroid hormones which play a critical role in sexual and reproductive development, primarily in women, but also has important functions in men.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain responsible for producing hormones that regulate body temperature, hunger, moods, release of hormones from many glands, especially the pituitary.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, involved in many complex brain functions including memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Estrus

In mammals, the period in the cycle when the female is sexually receptive (in heat).