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A. Acute CareGladys Howe, a 67-year-old female in congestiveheart failure, was admitted to the hospital ICU. Inci -dence data indicate that hospitalized elderly patientsare susceptible to developing acute kidney injury(AKI). 1. The percentage of all hospitalized patients whomay develop AKI 8% 12% 18% 25%2. Approximately 20 60% of hospitalized patientswho develop AKI require dialysis. Scoringsystems are used to predict patient outcomes. The system that classifies patients based on theirglomerular filtration rate (GFR) and/or urineoutput in mL/kg/hr is The diagnosis of acute tubular necrosis (ATN), atype of ischemic intrarenal acute kidney injury,has been discussed with Ms. Howe and herfamily. ATN is usually associated with and concentrated and inability to concentrate and sodium and sodium is determined that Ms. Howe will require kidneyreplacement therapy (KRT), also known as renalreplacement therapy (RRT). The patient and familyhave decided on hemodialysis.
nephrology nursing practice (6th ed., p. 343). Pitman, NJ: American Nephrology Nurses Association. 8. B. liver congestion. Pulmonary edema increases pressure in the right atrium. The pressure can then back up into the liver causing congestion and swelling. Greco, K., & Mahon, S.M. (2015). The kidney in health and disease: Genetics and genomics.
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