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Fresenius ~ CCHT review examThe functional unit of the kidney that does the work - answer Nephron
A nephron is made up of - answer A glomerulus and a tubule
The endrocrine functions of the kidney include - answer making erythropoietin and
the active for of Vitamin D
The leading cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) for adults in the U.S. - answer
Diabetes
Patients with kidney failure often complain of itching, which is likely to be caused by -
answer HyperPhosphatemia
Why do kideny patients often have bone disease - answer Kidneys stop producing
calcitriol
Symptoms that a patient may need more dialysis time include - answer Anorexia,
fatigue, swelling
A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that - answer allows for only certain
sized particles to cross
Diffusion is movement of particles - answer from an area of higher concentration to
an area of lower concentration
Negative Pressure is pressure created when - answer fluid is pulled through a
restriction
During Dialysis, ultrafiltration occurs when - answer Water is removed from the blood
because there is a pressure gradient between blood and dialysate
at which point in the extracorporeal circuit is the blood usually under negative pressure -
answer The arterial line section before the blood pump
Which of the following will increase the amount of the solutes that will diffuse across the
semipermeable membrane - answer High concentration gradients
The components of the dialysate treatment that affect clearance include - answer
Dialysate flow, time of treatment, dialyzer size, blood flow rate
, Two things that affect the dialyzer's ability to remove wastes from the body include -
answer Surface area and molecular weight cutoff
Dialysate is the fluid that helps remove waste products from the body. It contains a
number of substances. What might be prescribed for a dialysate solution - answer
Bicarbonate, Sodium, Potassium
What is the most important safety monitor during a dialysis treatment - answer The
dialysis technician
Dialysate conductivity measures - answer the total electrical charge of a solution
Dialysate that has too much sodium may cause patient injury. Too much sodium or
hypernatremia can cause - answer Headaches, high blood pressure, and shriveling
of the red blood cells
Dialysate that has too much calcium can cause - answer Vomiting, confusion,
irritability
Dialysate that has too little sodium can cause - answer low blood pressure,
cramping, and bursting of Red Blood Cells
Things that can affect dailysis adequacy include - answer time on treatment, Blood
and dialysate flow rates, dialyzer clotting
normal body temperature taken orally - answer 98.6 degrees F
the instrument used for measuring blood pressure is called - answer
Sphygmomanometer
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/min would indicate that the patient has - answer
tachycardia
Seizures during dialysis maybe caused by - answer Electrolyte imbalance,
Hypotension, Dialysate composition errors
the normal range for a resting pulse rate in an adult is - answer 60 to 100 beats/min
what will cause an increase in venous pressure during Dialysis - answer venous
needle infiltraiton
you suspect clotting in the dialyzer. The FIRST action you should take is to - answer
Rinse the dialyzer with normal saline
If there is a decrease in the patient's URR or Kt/V, which of the following factors should
be looked at? - answer Increased access recirculation, Diminished dialyzer
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