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[Show more]What is important when monitoring weight and BP for acute patients? 
keep patients wet to avoid hypotensive episodes 
 
 
 
What do you need to consider in regards to acute patents vascular access? 
Usually have a CVC 
- follow policy and procedure to prevent infections 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Add to cartWhat is important when monitoring weight and BP for acute patients? 
keep patients wet to avoid hypotensive episodes 
 
 
 
What do you need to consider in regards to acute patents vascular access? 
Usually have a CVC 
- follow policy and procedure to prevent infections 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Number 1 & 2 cause of (CKD) chronic kidney diease 
1- diabetes 2-hypertension 
 
 
 
In (AKI) acute kidney injury it is better to keep patients? 
too wet, rather than too dry with fluid removal goals 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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3 sub-groups of ckd? 
1-pre-renal-interferes w/ BF to the kidneys, caus...
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Add to cartNumber 1 & 2 cause of (CKD) chronic kidney diease 
1- diabetes 2-hypertension 
 
 
 
In (AKI) acute kidney injury it is better to keep patients? 
too wet, rather than too dry with fluid removal goals 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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What is the functional unit of the kidney? 
The Nephron 
 
 
 
What are the two waste products that are filtered from the blood by a healthy kidney? 
BUN and creatinine 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Add to cartWhat is the functional unit of the kidney? 
The Nephron 
 
 
 
What are the two waste products that are filtered from the blood by a healthy kidney? 
BUN and creatinine 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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What mechanical issues cause an inaccurate BP reading? 
Deflating the BP cuff by squeezing, kinked lines, velcro, etc. 
 
 
 
What is Left Ventricular Hypertrophy? How does LVH occur? 
When the heart's lower left pumping chamber has thickened and is not pumping efficiently and is caused from hypert...
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Add to cartWhat mechanical issues cause an inaccurate BP reading? 
Deflating the BP cuff by squeezing, kinked lines, velcro, etc. 
 
 
 
What is Left Ventricular Hypertrophy? How does LVH occur? 
When the heart's lower left pumping chamber has thickened and is not pumping efficiently and is caused from hypert...
Ultrafiltration 
Fluid pushed through the semipermeable membrane 
 
 
 
Convection 
Solutes dragged across semipermeable membrane along with fluid 
 
 
 
 
Diffusion 
Particles move from area of high concentration to low 
 
 
 
Osmosis 
Fluid moves from area of low to high concentration 
 
 
 
What ...
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Add to cartUltrafiltration 
Fluid pushed through the semipermeable membrane 
 
 
 
Convection 
Solutes dragged across semipermeable membrane along with fluid 
 
 
 
 
Diffusion 
Particles move from area of high concentration to low 
 
 
 
Osmosis 
Fluid moves from area of low to high concentration 
 
 
 
What ...
Chlorine/Chloramine testing: 
When: R/O runs 15 mins before patient shift every 4 hours 
Where: After Primary carbon tank sample port 
Acceptable result: Less than or equal to 0.1 mg/L 
Action if results are too high post primary tank: Repeat the test 
 
 
 
Define the term AKI 
- Term incorporates ...
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Add to cartChlorine/Chloramine testing: 
When: R/O runs 15 mins before patient shift every 4 hours 
Where: After Primary carbon tank sample port 
Acceptable result: Less than or equal to 0.1 mg/L 
Action if results are too high post primary tank: Repeat the test 
 
 
 
Define the term AKI 
- Term incorporates ...
What is adequacy? 
-How well dialysis tx is working 
-measured by green post BUN lab 
- Kt/V goal is 1.2 or 65% 
 
 
 
What affects Kt/V? 
- time of tx 
-frequency of tx 
-increasing BFR and DFR increase Kt/V 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Needle gauge sizes vs. BFR 
- 17g=200-250 
- 16g = 250-350 
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Add to cartWhat is adequacy? 
-How well dialysis tx is working 
-measured by green post BUN lab 
- Kt/V goal is 1.2 or 65% 
 
 
 
What affects Kt/V? 
- time of tx 
-frequency of tx 
-increasing BFR and DFR increase Kt/V 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Needle gauge sizes vs. BFR 
- 17g=200-250 
- 16g = 250-350 
- ...
What is the acronym for the five rights of medication administration 
T.R.A.M.P. Time, Routine, Amount, Medication, Patient 
 
 
 
What is DaVita policy that allows dialysis technicians to administer these three medications 
Saline (0.9% Sodium Chloride), 
Heparin, and Lidocaine 
 
 
 
 
What is ase...
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Add to cartWhat is the acronym for the five rights of medication administration 
T.R.A.M.P. Time, Routine, Amount, Medication, Patient 
 
 
 
What is DaVita policy that allows dialysis technicians to administer these three medications 
Saline (0.9% Sodium Chloride), 
Heparin, and Lidocaine 
 
 
 
 
What is ase...
diffusion 
movement of dissolved PARTICLES across a semipermeable membrane from the side of HIGHER concentration TO side of LOWER concentration (across concentration gradient). 
at equilibrium, no net transport takes place & dialysis fluid needs to be exchanged. 
 
 
 
ultrafiltration 
removes water...
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Add to cartdiffusion 
movement of dissolved PARTICLES across a semipermeable membrane from the side of HIGHER concentration TO side of LOWER concentration (across concentration gradient). 
at equilibrium, no net transport takes place & dialysis fluid needs to be exchanged. 
 
 
 
ultrafiltration 
removes water...
which of the following factors would influence the K of the kt/v formula ? 
blood volume processed (BVP) 
 
 
 
It is important that patients stay for for their entire treatment time because adequate dialysis replaces 
less than 15% of normal kidney function 
 
 
 
 
waiting only five seconds betwee...
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Add to cartwhich of the following factors would influence the K of the kt/v formula ? 
blood volume processed (BVP) 
 
 
 
It is important that patients stay for for their entire treatment time because adequate dialysis replaces 
less than 15% of normal kidney function 
 
 
 
 
waiting only five seconds betwee...
what is REM and what is used to submit? 
Risk Event Management and unsafe condition, near miss, and an adverse event 
 
 
 
Sterile means 
free of all living microorganisms and spores 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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clean means 
not sterile, but disinfected such as a clean dialysis chair 
 
 
 
contami...
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Risk Event Management and unsafe condition, near miss, and an adverse event 
 
 
 
Sterile means 
free of all living microorganisms and spores 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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not sterile, but disinfected such as a clean dialysis chair 
 
 
 
contami...
Conductivity and pH 
Alarm causes: no acid concentrate, improperly prepared bicarb, a line occlusion or equipment failure 
 
appropriate intervention: troubleshoot cause, if unable to restore remove machine from floor 
 
 
 
Temperature 
Alarm causes: temperature out of range, greater or equal to 42...
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Add to cartConductivity and pH 
Alarm causes: no acid concentrate, improperly prepared bicarb, a line occlusion or equipment failure 
 
appropriate intervention: troubleshoot cause, if unable to restore remove machine from floor 
 
 
 
Temperature 
Alarm causes: temperature out of range, greater or equal to 42...
17 gauge blood flow and pre-pump AP 
Blood flow: 200-250 ml/min 
Pre-pump AP: no more negative than - 150 mmHg 
 
 
 
16 gauge blood flow and pre-pump AP 
Blood flow: 250-350 ml/min 
Pre-pump AP: no more negative than - 200 mmHg 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Blood flow: 200-250 ml/min 
Pre-pump AP: no more negative than - 150 mmHg 
 
 
 
16 gauge blood flow and pre-pump AP 
Blood flow: 250-350 ml/min 
Pre-pump AP: no more negative than - 200 mmHg 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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