Dialysis Final Exam – Questions/Solutions
The Functional Unit of the kidney ✔️Ans - nephron
The Nephron is made up of ? ✔️Ans - glomerulus and tubule
the endocrine functions of the kidneys include ✔️Ans - making
erythropoietin and the active form of vitamin d
The leading cause of End-Stage Renal Disease for adults in the United states
is ✔️Ans - diabetes
Patients with kidney failure often complain of itching, which likely to be
caused by ✔️Ans - hyperphospatemia
Why do kidney patients often have bone disease? ✔️Ans - Kidneys stop
producing calcitriol
symtoms that a patient may need more dialysis time include? ✔️Ans -
Anorexia, Fatigue, swelling
A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that: ✔️Ans - allow for
only certain sized particles to cross
Diffusion is the movement of particles from ✔️Ans - an area of high
concentration to an area of low concentration
Negative pressure is created when: ✔️Ans - Fluid is pulled through a
restriction
During dialysis, ultrafiltration occurs when: ✔️Ans - water is removed
from 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? ✔️Ans - The arterial line section before the blood
pump
, Which of the following will increase the amount of solutes that will diffuse
across the semipermable membrane? ✔️Ans - High Concentration
Gradients
The components of the dialysate treatment that affect clearance include:
✔️Ans - 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: ✔️Ans - Surface area, and molecular weight cutoff
Dialysate is the fluid that helps remove waste products from the body. It
contains a number of substances. Choose the group that might be
prescribed for a dialysate solution ✔️Ans - Bicarbonate, Sodium,
Pottassium
What is the most important safety monitor during dialysis treatment?
✔️Ans - The dialysis Technician
Dialysate conductivity measures ✔️Ans - Total electrical charge of a
solution
Dialysate that has too much sodium may cause patient injury. Too much
sodium or hypernatermia can cause? ✔️Ans - Headaches, high B/p, and
shriveling of red blood cells
dialysate that has too much calicum can cause? ✔️Ans - vomiting,
confusion, irritability
Dialysate that has too little sodium can cause: ✔️Ans - Low b/p,
cramping, and bursting of red blood cells
Dialysis treatment adequacy has been linked to patient outcomes.
delivering an adequate "dose" of dialysis is the responsibility of the patient
care staff in a diaysis unit. things that can affect dialysis adequcy include all
of the flowing EXCEPT: ✔️Ans - Luer Lock connectors
Normal body temperature taken orally is ? ✔️Ans - 98.6 Degrees
The Functional Unit of the kidney ✔️Ans - nephron
The Nephron is made up of ? ✔️Ans - glomerulus and tubule
the endocrine functions of the kidneys include ✔️Ans - making
erythropoietin and the active form of vitamin d
The leading cause of End-Stage Renal Disease for adults in the United states
is ✔️Ans - diabetes
Patients with kidney failure often complain of itching, which likely to be
caused by ✔️Ans - hyperphospatemia
Why do kidney patients often have bone disease? ✔️Ans - Kidneys stop
producing calcitriol
symtoms that a patient may need more dialysis time include? ✔️Ans -
Anorexia, Fatigue, swelling
A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that: ✔️Ans - allow for
only certain sized particles to cross
Diffusion is the movement of particles from ✔️Ans - an area of high
concentration to an area of low concentration
Negative pressure is created when: ✔️Ans - Fluid is pulled through a
restriction
During dialysis, ultrafiltration occurs when: ✔️Ans - water is removed
from 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? ✔️Ans - The arterial line section before the blood
pump
, Which of the following will increase the amount of solutes that will diffuse
across the semipermable membrane? ✔️Ans - High Concentration
Gradients
The components of the dialysate treatment that affect clearance include:
✔️Ans - 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: ✔️Ans - Surface area, and molecular weight cutoff
Dialysate is the fluid that helps remove waste products from the body. It
contains a number of substances. Choose the group that might be
prescribed for a dialysate solution ✔️Ans - Bicarbonate, Sodium,
Pottassium
What is the most important safety monitor during dialysis treatment?
✔️Ans - The dialysis Technician
Dialysate conductivity measures ✔️Ans - Total electrical charge of a
solution
Dialysate that has too much sodium may cause patient injury. Too much
sodium or hypernatermia can cause? ✔️Ans - Headaches, high B/p, and
shriveling of red blood cells
dialysate that has too much calicum can cause? ✔️Ans - vomiting,
confusion, irritability
Dialysate that has too little sodium can cause: ✔️Ans - Low b/p,
cramping, and bursting of red blood cells
Dialysis treatment adequacy has been linked to patient outcomes.
delivering an adequate "dose" of dialysis is the responsibility of the patient
care staff in a diaysis unit. things that can affect dialysis adequcy include all
of the flowing EXCEPT: ✔️Ans - Luer Lock connectors
Normal body temperature taken orally is ? ✔️Ans - 98.6 Degrees
