title: Renal insufficiency: implications for care of the medical-surgical patient.
abstract: Renal insufficiency is a common co-existing diagnosis in many hospitalized patients. Nurses are in a key position to identify these patients, many of whom have diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or are elderly. Careful monitoring of renal function and risk factors may prevent the development of acute renal failure and/or the premature progression to end stage renal disease.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chambers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000503:physiopathology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors