Urinalysis

Our patient is a 27yr old male with history of Crohn’s disease who presented to the ED with vomiting and nausea for 1 day. Patient has been having non-bilious non-bloody vomiting around 10-15 times /day. Patient complained of mild generalized abdominal pain but denied any diarrhea or fever. He denied any recent travel or sick contacts or eating outside food. Patient was a known case of Crohn’s diagnosed at an outside hospital –the outside hospital was contacted and the information was confirmed.…

Grand Old Woman of the Marine Corps “One, two, three, chug!” the drill instructors howled at the group of female, Marine Corps recruits lined up on the quarter deck. Each recruit, unable to give a sample for urinalysis that morning, took another swig of warm tap water from their issued canteen; three canteens down, however many to go. I stood frozen in the position of attention by my rack. I was grateful not to be standing on the quarterdeck with them this time. “One, two, three, chug!” I…

Intensive Care Unit Observation The ICU nurse’s daily tasks differ from those in other nursing units. The ICU nurse-patient ratio is 1:1 and sometimes 1:2 or 1:3. Their daily tasks are focused on the improvement of their patient. The ability to think critically is extremely important as an ICU nurse in order to recognize problems that may arise during the patient’s stay and be able to effectively implement these solutions for the best possible outcome. ICU nurses are more proactive compared to…

Diabetes Mellitus type 2 is a common chronic metabolic disorder and of the main causes of death in the United States. The total prevalence of diabetes in the United States is 25.8 million people, of these; 7.0 million have undiagnosed diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). Among adults, diabetes is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease, renal failure, blindness, and non-traumatic amputations of lower extremities (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, & Sandberg-Cook, 2013). The…

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, commonly known as SLE or Lupus is said to be a disease of the immune system called autoimmune diseases where ones immune system attacks the body with the production of antibodies. The attack causes damage and swelling to the tissues of the body. Inflammation caused by lupus can be very detrimental to major organs such as the lungs, heart, kidneys, brain and nervous system all of which are very important for the proper function of the…

the glomerular filtration rate and that helps to determine how well the kidneys are functioning and how far along the disease is, a blood urea nitrogen test or BUN is done, a fasting blood glucose test, a blood test for parathyroid hormone, and urinalysis Prevention. CKD can sometimes be prevented by controlling the other diseases or factors that contribute to the disease. People that have already gone into kidney failure still need to monitor the disease very closely. Monitor the blood…

metabolic syndrome has been associated with atherosclerosis, inflammatory disorders, polycystic ovarian syndrome, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and oxidative stress (Bruce & Cagampang, 2011). Metabolic syndrome is not only an affliction of aging populations; since the 1980s, obesity rates among American children ages two to five years have doubled (Pharmacy Times, 2011). Currently, about 10% of children less than two years of age and 20% of children ages two to five years are obese…

positives: C/o cough, chest discomfort due to cough, fatigue and SOB on exertion and fever. CXR shows dense shadow in the RLL. Pertinent negatives: None. P. Diagnostics: Sputum microscopy and culture, blood chemistry and hematology, blood gases, urinalysis for legionella, blood culture and polymerase chain reaction tests (Akter et al., 2015). Rx: Antimicrobials are the cornerstone of ACP in any population. Azithromycin 500 mg PO one dose, then 250 mg PO daily for 4 days (Epocrates, 2017).…

Dehydration simply means decrease of water or fluid in the body, it occurs when we use lose more fluid or water than we intake daily and our body have no enough water and other fluids to carry out its normal functions. We lose water every day in the form of sweat, urine, and stool. Along with the water, small amounts of salts are also lost. When we lose too much water we may be dehydrated. In some cases, severe dehydration may lead to death. Sweating is the body’s natural way to release excess…

attend regular checkups with a nephrologist until all signs of post streptococcal glomerulonephritis are cleared. In these visits her all of her previous symptoms need to be followed up on. Her progression in her recovery is determined through a urinalysis, blood test, and measure of blood pressure every visit. She should also keep in mind that her sodium levels are already relatively high so she should restrict the amount of sodium she consumes. There usually aren’t any more complications than…