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Urine pH of less than 4.5 may be caused by a highprotein diet, fever, or metabolic acidosis.
Before a percutaneous renal biopsy, the patient
should be placed on a firm surface and positioned
on the abdomen. A sandbag is placed under the
abdomen to stabilize the kidneys.
Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by marked
proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, mild to severe
dependent edema, ascites, and weight gain.
Underwater exercise is a form of therapy
performed in a Hubbard tank.
Most women with trichomoniasis have a
malodorous, frothy, greenish gray vaginal
discharge. Other women may have no signs or
symptoms.
Voiding cystourethrography may be performed to
detect bladder and urethral abnormalities. Contrast
medium is instilled by gentle syringe pressure
through a urethral catheter, and overhead X-ray
films are taken to visualize bladder filling
andexcretion.
Cystourethrography may be performed to identify
the cause of urinary tract infections, congenital
anomalies, and incontinence. It also is used to
assess for prostate lobe hypertrophy in men.
Herpes simplex is characterized by recurrent
episodes of blisters on the skin and mucous
membranes. It has two variations. In type 1, the
blisters appear in the nasolabial region; in type 2,
they appear on the genitals, anus, buttocks, and
thighs.
Most patients with Chlamydia trachomatis
infection are asymptomatic, but some have an
inflamed urethral meatus,dysuria, and urinary
urgency and frequency.
The hypothalamus regulates the autonomic
nervous system and endocrine functions.
A patient whose chest excursion is less than normal
(3" to 6" [7.5 to 15 cm]) must use accessory
muscles to breathe.
Signs and symptoms of toxicity from thyroid
replacement therapy include rapid pulse rate,
diaphoresis, irritability, weight loss, dysuria, and
sleep disturbance.
The most common allergic reaction to penicillin is
a rash.
An early sign of aspirin toxicity is deep, rapid
respirations.
The most serious and irreversible consequence of
lead poisoning is mental retardation, which results
from neurologicdamage.
To assess dehydration in the adult, the nurse
should check skin turgor on the sternum.
For a patient with a peptic ulcer, the type of diet is
less important than including foods in the diet that
the patient can tolerate.
A patient with a colostomy must establish an
irrigation schedule so that regular emptying of the
bowel occurs withoutstomal discharge between
irrigations.