DAVITA RN FINAL EXAM (STUDY GUIDE) NEW UPDATE EXAM MATERIAL REVIEW 2023

DAVITA RN FINAL EXAM (STUDY GUIDE) NEW UPDATE EXAM MATERIAL REVIEW 2023 Fluid pushed thru a semipermeable membrane - Known as solute drag, solute move w/ water across the semipermeable membrane. *kidneys remove waste this way* - Movement of dissolved particles across a semipermeable membrane from *high* to *low* concentration - Fluid move from *low* to *high* solute concentration - 1) Fluid Balance (ultrafiltration) 2) Electrolyte balance (diffusion) 3) Acid/Base balance - 1) Renin (angiotensin aldosterone system) 2) Erythropoiesis 3) Vitamin D & Calcium regulation - Function of Bicarbonate How do we replace *excretory* functions? Hormones replaced by medications such as Epogen, Iron, Antihypertensive (ACE inhibitors), Phosphate binders, Vitamins D, Calcimetric agents - How we replace *endocrine* functions? 1) Edema & Pulmonary Edema 2) Hypertension 3) Chronic Heart Failure 4) Shortness of breath 5) Headaches - Signs & symptoms of fluid imbalance Hypertension leads to - Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)