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Kaposi’s Sarcoma

Risk for complicated Grieving: Risk factor: loss of social support

Risk for impaired Religiosity: Risk factors: illness/hospitalization, ineffective coping

Risk for compromised Resilience: Risk factor: serious illness

See AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)

Kawasaki Disease

Anxiety: parental r/t progression of disease, complications of arthritis, and cardiac involvement

Impaired Comfort r/t altered health status

Hyperthermia r/t inflammatory disease process

Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements r/t impaired oral mucous membranes

Impaired Oral Mucous Membrane r/t inflamed mouth and pharynx; swollen lips that become dry, cracked, fissured

Acute Pain r/t enlarged lymph nodes; erythematous skin rash that progresses to desquamation, peeling, denuding of skin

Impaired Skin Integrity r/t inflammatory skin changes

Risk for imbalanced Fluid Volume: Risk factor: hypovolemia

Risk for decreased Cardiac tissue perfusion: Risk factor: cardiac involvement

See Hospitalized Child

Kegel Exercise

Stress urinary Incontinence r/t degenerative change in pelvic muscles

Urge urinary Incontinence r/t inflammation of bladder

Risk for urge urinary Incontinence: Risk factors: overactive bladder dysfunction; urinary tract infection; dietary risk factors: consumption of caffeine

Readiness for enhanced Self-Health Management: desires information to relieve incontinence

Keloids

Disturbed Body Image r/t presence of scar tissue at site of a healed skin injury

Readiness for enhanced Self-Health Management: desire to have information to manage condition

Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (Dry Eye Syndrome)

Risk for Infection: Risk factor: dry eyes that are more vulnerable to infection

Vision Loss r/t dry eye resulting in film or obstruction of vision

See Conjunctivitis

Keratoplasty

See Corneal Transplant

Ketoacidosis, Alcoholic

See Alcohol Withdrawal; Alcoholism

Ketoacidosis, Diabetic

Deficient Fluid Volume r/t excess excretion of urine, nausea, vomiting, increased respiration

Impaired Memory r/t fluid and electrolyte imbalance

Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements r/t body’s inability to use nutrients

Risk for unstable blood Glucose level: Risk factor: deficient knowledge of diabetes management (e.g., action plan)

Risk for Powerlessness: Risk factor: illness-related regimen

Risk for compromised Resilience: Risk factor: complications of disease

See Diabetes Mellitus

Keyhole Heart Surgery

See MIDCAB (Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass)

Kidney Disease Screening

Readiness for enhanced Self-Health Management: seeks information for screening

Kidney Failure

See Renal Failure

Kidney Stone

Overflow urinary Incontinence r/t bladder outlet obstruction

Acute Pain r/t obstruction from renal calculi

Impaired Urinary Elimination: urgency and frequency r/t anatomical obstruction, irritation caused by stone

Risk for Infection: Risk factor: obstruction of urinary tract with stasis of urine

Readiness for enhanced Knowledge: Expresses an interest in learning

Kidney Transplant

Ineffective Protection r/t immunosuppressive therapy

Risk for ineffective Renal Perfusion: Risk factor: complications from transplant procedure

Readiness for enhanced Decision-Making: expresses desire to enhance understanding of choices

Readiness for enhanced Family Processes: adapting to life without dialysis

Readiness for enhanced Self-Health Management: desire to manage the treatment and prevention of complications post transplant

Readiness for enhanced Spiritual Well-Being: heightened coping, living without dialysis

See Nephrectomy; Renal Failure; Renal Transplantation, Donor; Renal Transplantation, Recipient; Surgery, Perioperative Care; Surgery, Postoperative Care; Surgery, Preoperative Care

Kidney Tumor

See Wilms’ Tumor

Kissing Disease

See Mononucleosis

Knee Replacement

See Total Joint Replacement (Total Hip/Total Knee/Shoulder)

Knowledge

Readiness for enhanced Knowledge (See Knowledge, readiness for enhanced, Section III)

Knowledge, Deficient

Ineffective Health Maintenance r/t lack of or significant alteration in communication skills (written, verbal, and/or gestural)

Deficient Knowledge (See Knowledge, deficient, Section III)

Readiness for enhanced Knowledge (See Knowledge, readiness for enhanced, Section III)

Kock Pouch

See Continent Ileostomy (Kock Pouch)

Korsakoff’s Syndrome

Acute Confusion r/t alcohol abuse

Dysfunctional Family Processes r/t alcoholism as possible cause of syndrome

Impaired Memory r/t neurological changes associated with excessive alcohol intake

Self-Neglect r/t cognitive impairment from chronic alcohol abuse

Risk for Falls: Risk factor: cognitive impairment from chronic alcohol abuse

Risk for Injury: Risk factors: sensory dysfunction, lack of coordination when ambulating from chronic alcohol abuse

Risk for impaired Liver Function: Risk factor: substance abuse (alcohol)

Risk for imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements: Risk factor: lack of adequate balanced intake from chronic alcohol abuse