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Osmosis - ANS ✓fluid moves from an area of lower concentration to an area of
high concentration
Examples of Pre-renal AKI - ANS ✓rental artery stenosis, low blood pressure,
heart failure, hypervolemia, obstruction, fibrosis
Examples of intra-renal AKI - ANS ✓high blood pressure, high blood sugar,
chemotherapy, SIRS, sepsis, trauma, open heart surgery, anaphylaxis drugs
Examples of post-renal AKI - ANS ✓Uretal stenosis, kidney stones, bladder
cancer, pregnancy
AKI pts are at increased risk for which complications? - ANS ✓infections,
hypovolemia, hypotension
most common causes of CKD - ANS ✓Diabetes or hypertension
Polycystic kidney disease
Glomerulonephritis
What is the "K" in Kt/V? - ANS ✓Clearance of urea
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UF goal calculation - ANS ✓pre weight - target weight + prime and rinseback +
oral intake / infusions
HBsAg - ANS ✓hepatitis B surface antigen, tested monthly
Anti-HBs - ANS ✓Antibody to HBsAg; indicates immunity to hepatitis B.
Anti-HBclgM - ANS ✓Hepatitis B core antibody
Signs and symptoms of fluid imbalance - ANS ✓Edema, hypertension,
shortness of breath, CHF
Signs and symptoms of hyperkalemia - ANS ✓diarrhea, nausea, muscle
weakness, paresthesias, cardiac dysrhythmias. Causes unique changes in ECG-
prolonged PR interval, widened QRS, ST segment depression & tall/peaked T
wave.
Signs and symptoms of hypokalemia - ANS ✓weakness and fatigue muscle
weakness nausea and vomiting intestinal distention decreased bowel sounds
decreased deep tendon reflexes ventricular dysrhythmias
paresthesias weak, irregular pulse
pericarditis - ANS ✓inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart
four key elements of ckd-mbd - ANS ✓CA, Phos 3, calcitrol, PTH
Symptoms of CKD-MBD - ANS ✓calcification, itching, weakness, fractures,
tendon ruptures, vertebral compression
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KDQOL 36 - ANS ✓used for depression screening
Excretory functions of the kidney - ANS ✓Fluid balance, electrolyte balance,
waste removal, acid/base balance
endocrine functions of the kidney - ANS ✓Renin - regulation of blood pressure
Erythropoietin - regulation of RBC production
function of acid concentrate - ANS ✓Provides the concentration gradient for
diffusion
function of bicarbonate - ANS ✓Maintains acid-base balance by functioning as a
primary buffer
when do most pyrogen reactions occur - ANS ✓45 into tx
symptoms of pyrogenic reaction - ANS ✓Fever and chills, nausea and vomiting,
hypotension
Symptoms of Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome - ANS ✓headache,
hypertension, nausea, restlessness, seizures, confusion, blurred vision
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome - ANS ✓caused by the rapid removal of
urea during hemodialysis
hemolysis - ANS ✓the rupture or destruction of red blood cells.
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