· Answer questions 1-8 below. In each scenario, the patient is
experiencing renal failure.
Scenario A: Acute renal failure. Ms. Jones, a 68-year-old female,
underwent openheart
surgery to replace several blocked vessels in her heart. On her first day
postoperatively, it was noted that she had very little urine output.
1. What is happening to Ms. Jones‟s kidneys, and why is it causing the
observed
symptom?
2. What other symptoms and signs might occur?
3. What is causing Ms. Jones‟s kidney disease?
4. What are possible treatment options and prognosis?
Scenario B: Chronic renal failure. Mr. Hodges, a 73-year-old man,
has had congestive
heart failure for the past 5 years. His doctor has told him that his heart
is not functioning
well, needing more and more medicine to maintain circulatory
function. He has noticed
that he is not urinating more than once a day.
5. Why is the condition of Mr. Hodges‟s kidneys affecting the rest of
his body?
6. As his chronic renal failure worsens, what other symptoms and
signs might occur in
his respiratory, digestive, nervous, and urinary systems?
7. What is causing Mr. Hodges‟s kidney disease?
8. What are possible treatment options and prognosis
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