med/surg Matching
| women, DM (decreased immune & high glucose), frequeny catheters, elderly, occupation where urine must be held, pregnancy, improper hygeine |
| medical tx of pyelonephritis |
| antibiotics (10 days to 2weeks), relieve pain, prevention of further recurrence/renal damage |
| detection of chronic pyelonephritis |
| usu incidentally during other exams/ follow up for HTN |
| result of scar tissue formation on kidneys |
| increased work load for other nephrons |
| acute glomerularnephritis |
| r/t deposition of antibody/ antigen complexes in glomerular capillaries |
| sx of chronic pyelonephritis |
| no specific, HTN, abnormal azotemia, pyuria, anemia, acidosis, proteinuria |
| antibiotics, bladder analgesics, eliminate cause |
| complications of nephrotic syndrome |
| edema, renal failure, hypovolemia, thromboembolism, abnormal thyroid function, increased susceptibility to infection |
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