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xroflmao

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The nurse teaches hemodialysis patients that anemia occurs because damaged kidneys fail to produce what?
 
  A) Erythropoietin
  B) Renin
  C) Angiotensin
  D) Urine

Question 2

An 80-year-old patient has been brought to the emergency department in shock. The patient is receiving dopamine (Intropin). What potentially serious adverse effect will the nurse monitor for?
 
  A) Blood dyscrasia
  B) Cardiac arrhythmia
  C) Hepatic toxicity
  D) Renal insufficiency



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Answer to Question 1

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People with chronic renal failure are often anemic because their kidneys are unable to produce erythropoietin. The production of renin and angiotensin impact the patient's blood pressure. Anemia is not caused by lack of urine production.

Answer to Question 2

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Dopamine therapy can result in cardiac arrhythmias, which can be life threatening. Older patients are more likely to experience the adverse effects associated with adrenergic agonists and should be started on lower doses and monitored closely for arrhythmias and blood pressure changes. Blood dyscrasias, hepatic toxicity, and renal insufficiency are not commonly associated with dopamine use. In fact, at lower doses, dopamine increases renal perfusion.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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