Intrarenal Kidney Injury: Why Nurses MUST Evaluate Urine Status

Intrarenal Kidney Injury: Why Nurses MUST Evaluate Urine Status

Urinary output - one of those tasks often thought of as a "check list item" - especially when patients appear healthy but it is extremely important for nurses to be paying attention so they can catch a potential issue quickly and prevent the patient from suffering injury and damage to the kidney

00:00 Introduction
00:40 Anatomy Review of the Kidney, Nephron, Bowmans Capsule, afferent and efferent arterioles, glomerulus
02:25 Ischemia: Cause of intrarenal injury
03:21 Toxins: cause of intrarenal injury
04:36 Intratubular Obstruction
05:03 Glomerulonephritis
06:00 Treatment Options for Intrarenal kidney injury and acute kidney injury

Resources:

Merck Manual
Essentials of Pathophysiology, Tommie Norris, 5th ed
Quick Reference for Critical Care, Diepenbrock, 3rd ed

Nursing students, nurses, and other health care professionals benefit from learning these signs and symptoms as they are the frontline eyes of the healthcare system.

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