The nurse is reviewing a patient's history and physical report. What term should the nurse recognize is being used to describe waste products building up in the blood?
a. Uremia
b. Septicemia
c. Nitrosemia
d. Proteinemia
ANS: A
Waste products (blood urea nitrogen [BUN], creatinine, etc.) building up in the blood is called uremia. B. Septicemia is a bacterial infection in the blood. C. D. These terms do not describe waste products building up in the blood.
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