09.01 Acute Renal Failure Overview for CCRN Review
Included In This Lesson
Outline
Nursing Points
General
- Acute renal failure
- Urinary output is less than 400cc in 24hrs
- Pre-renal Stage
- Decreases in urinary output
- This is caused by a decreased blood supply in kidney
- Congestive heart failure (CHF)
- Low blood pressure (BP)
- This is caused by a decreased blood supply in kidney
- Kidneys are still healthy but can progress to renal failure
- Decreases in urinary output
- Renal Stage
- Kidney damage has occurred
- Parenchymal tissue (damage to organ tissue)
- Nephrons/tubules
- Acute tubular nephrosis
- Kidney damage has occurred
CCRN Review
Concepts Covered:
- Cardiovascular
- Emergency Care of the Cardiac Patient
- Cardiac Disorders
- Circulatory System
- Shock
- Shock
- Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary Gland
- Endocrine
- Disorders of Pancreas
- Hematology
- Gastrointestinal
- Upper GI Disorders
- Liver & Gallbladder Disorders
- Newborn Complications
- Multisystem
- Neurological
- Nervous System
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
- Renal
- Respiratory
- Urinary System
- Respiratory System
- Noninfectious Respiratory Disorder
- Immunological Disorders
- Emergency Care of the Neurological Patient
- Microbiology
- Emergency Care of the Trauma Patient
- Medication Administration
- Respiratory Emergencies