DAVITA EXAMS BUNDLE

Water and dialysate cultures are drawn every month in the dialysis unit to monitor - Answer-bacteria and endotoxins what problems will cause a more positive (less negative) pre-pump arterial pressure. - Answer-blockage of arterial blood flow from the vascular access. what is the most likely re...

When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, one task of the patient care teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weight closely. Why is it important? - Answer-hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys CKD can have its orgin pre-rena...

A surveyor asks you a question. Which of the following statements would be a good answer? - Answer-I do not know the answer but I will find out Knowing what caused your patients' renal failure - Answer-Is important to identify possible problems during data collection and assessment The dialys...

Ultrafiltration - Answer-Forcing fluids across semipermeable membrane via hydrostatic pressure Convection - Answer-Fluid and solutes being moved through spm during ultrafiltration Diffusion - Answer-solutes moving from high concentration to low concentration Osmosis - Answer-Diffusion of wa...

Why it is important to know what caused your patient's CKD? - Answer-So you can acquire about possible problems during data collection and assessment Lab draws mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V - Answer-waiting only 5 seconds Factors influencing volume of Kt/V - Answer-Amputation B...

Why it is important to know what caused your patient's CKD? - Answer-So you can acquire about possible problems during data collection and assessment Lab draws mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V - Answer-waiting only 5 seconds Factors influencing volume of Kt/V - Answer-Amputation B...

You have been asked by the charged nurse to cannulate the new AV fistula of Mr. Sidebottom, but the patient comes in 15 minutes late and it's time to take your break. Can you ask a fellow PCT to cannulate Mr. Sidebottom? - Answer-No, A task delegated by the licensed nurse to a non-licensed teammate...

Define the term AKI - Answer-Acute Kidney Injury Example of prerenal cause of AKI - Answer-hemorrhage, sepsis, renal artery thrombosis/stenosis Example of intrarenal cause of AKI - Answer-acute interstitial nephritis, acute tubular necrosis, acute glomerulus nephritis Example of postrenal c...

What is the difference between data collection and assessment? Who does what? - answer-data collection:yes or no Assessment: the extend. What is the role of pct prior to treatment initiation? - answer-data collection notify nurse of any abnormalities What is the role of the licensed nurse pr...

Fluid pushed thru a semipermeable membrane - Answer-Ultrafiltration Known as solute drag, solute move w/ water across the semipermeable membrane. *kidneys remove waste this way* - Answer-Convection Movement of dissolved particles across a semipermeable membrane from *high* to *low* concentrati...

What are the four transport mechanisms that play a role in hemodialysis? - Answer-Ultrafiltration, Convection, Diffusion, and Osmosis Ultrafiltration - Answer-Fluid pushed through the semipermeable membrane (SPM) membrane Convection - Answer-Solutes dragged across SPM along with fluid Diffu...