Nursing Care Related to the
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1-39. RENAL FAILURE
a. Impairment of renal function may be caused by decreased cardiac output associated with open-heart surgery or by red blood count (RBC) hemolysis caused by the trauma of cardiopulmonary bypass.
b. Nursing implications when renal failure is suspected include the following:
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