Core Curriculum of Dialysis Technician Module 1

Core Curriculum of Dialysis Technician Module 1 (Exam 2023) 5th stage of kidney damage - Answer-15% function 85% gone *in the 5th stage it needs to be treated Function of dialysis - Answer-Filters wastes and excess water out of the blood Two main types of dialysis - Answer-Hemodialysis (HD) Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Stage 4 - Answer-30% function 70% gone Hemodialysis (HD) - Answer-An entry into the patient's bloodstream: a vascular acess HD can be done in different ways: - Answer-- Standard in-center: in a dialysis center 3 times a week for 4 hours - Nocturnal in-center: in a dialysis center at night 3 times a week for 8 hours - Standard home: at home 3 times a week/every other day for 4-6 hours - Short daily home: at home 5 or 6 days a week for 2.5-4 hours - Nocturnal home: at home 3-7 nights a week for 8 hours Peritoneal Dialysis - Answer-- Home treatment; uses tiny blood vessels in the peritoneum (lining of the abdomen). - 7 days a week 1972 - Answer-Congress was convinced that it made sense to help patient be working, tax-paying citizens 1973 - Answer-Public Law 92-603, the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program took effect Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program - Answer-This program gives Medicare patients who have worked enough to qualify for Social Security Medicare (run by CMS--Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) - Answer-pays 80% Conditions for Coverage for ESRD Facilities - Answer-Conditions dialysis clinics must follow Before Medicare - Answer-There were only a few dialysis centers Continues...