Renal Calculi

Which procedure would the nurse most likely expect to see used to confirm a diagnosis of renal calculi?

Which of the following would not be commonly seen in a patient suffering from kidney stones?

Which action should be the nurse’s priority when treating a patient with renal colic?

If a kidney were partially obstructed by a calculus, the nurse would expect the patient’s urine output to:

Which medication should be avoided if renal calculi are suspected?

A client is receiving education on a procedure that will be done in interventional radiology. The nurse should include all of the following EXCEPT?

A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned to his room after undergoing a cardiac catheterization. During the client’s assessment, the nurse notes that the client has oozing of blood at the insertion site. Which action of the nurse is correct?

A client is going to undergo a procedure with conscious sedation in interventional radiology. Which of the following statements made by the client demonstrates an accurate understanding of the procedural sedation?

A client who is recovering from cardiac catheterization has developed low blood pressure and jugular venous distention. The nurse auscultates the client’s chest and notes clear lung sounds, but muffled heart sounds. Which action would the nurse perform first?

A client presents to the clinic with a history of kidney stones. The client states he is having symptoms of kidney stones again. The nurse knows that which of the following symptom is consistent with this condition?

A nurse caring for a client with kidney stones who requires a procedure to crush the stones so they can be passed. What is the appropriate name of this procedure?

The nurse is caring for a client who has a kidney stone. Which of the following foods should the nurse teach the client to avoid? Select all that apply.